Heart of an Athlete

Daily Devotions for Peak Performance

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• Publisher: Revell
• Year: 2006
• eBook ISBN:
  9781441225030
• Topic: Theology & Religion

Have you had your daily workout?

As an athlete with a passion for sports, you view life through a competitive lens. And yet, your drive for success and commitment to your sport may lead to distancing yourself from friends, family, church, and school.

God doesn't intend for you to go it alone. He wants to be included in your athletics and in every other area of your life. Heart of an Athlete is your daily spiritual training.

Written by athletes, coaches, and team chaplains for athletes of every level, this devotional goes straight to the issues that matter most, such as identity, fear, trust, and recognition. Each reading includes:

● a verse or passage from Scripture to direct your heart and mind
● a teaching point that draws a lesson from the passage
● questions to help apply God's truth to your life
● additional scripture references to dig deeper
● a closing prayer to commit to the Lord what you've learned

When you become a true competitor for Christ, you can make an eternal impact on those around you: your teammates, your coaches, your family, and even your rivals.

No matter if your athlete loves baseball, softball, basketball, soccer, track, or golf--whatever the sport, this book makes a great gift for teen boys and girls, new graduates, and any Christian young adult in need of an engaging devotional!

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• Foreword
• Letter from the President
• Introduction
• Priceless
• Play the B.U.G.
• Constructive Criticism
• One Way 2 Play
• It Happens
• Team J. C.
• Didn’t See It Coming
• I Was Wrong
• Lean on Me
• Obstacles and Opportunities
• God’s Nutritional Plan
• Who, Me?
• Conformity
• $10 Million Tongue
• Put On Your Armor!
• Following Your Dreams
• Far More Important
• Leaving a Mark
• Taking On Defeat
• Sweat Equity
• Forget About It
• Failing?
• What God Hates
• Wear the Colors
• Tunnel Vision
• The Eternal Prize
• Leave Your Mark
• Setting an Example
• Commitment 101
• Teammates
• Awestruck
• Should Have Listened
• ’Roids
• In His Eyes
• No Comparison
• In Him
• Salty
• Team Player
• Praising God Through Pain
• Personal Best
• Higher Standard
• Trust
• Learning: A Lifetime Achievement
• Looking Ahead
• No Pain, No Gain
• Most Powerful Tool
• Grieving with Hope
• The Word
• Whose Side?
• What Are You?
• Athletes and Sex
• Brothers and Sisters
• Protect the House
• Right or Left?
• Finish Line
• One Thing
• Damaging Words
• What Do You Sow?
• In the Zone
• Etc.
• The No-Look Pass
• The Lord’s Army
• TLINAU
• The Flying Scotsman
• Measuring the Heart
• The Playbook
• From the Grandstand
• Focus Factor
• The Competitor’s Prayer
• Surprising Strength
• Whatever
• Spiritual Muscles
• The War That Rages On
• Right Place, Right Time
• The Audience
• The Gap
• Fire in My Belly
• Six Percent
• Five Minutes
• In One Ear
• Power Play
• Workout Partners
• Give Me Credit
• Smack
• How Would Jesus Compete?
• Hooked Up
• Not What It Seems
• The Ultimate Pregame Meal
• Horsepower
• For the Glory
• Endnotes
• Contributors
• Thanks
• Impacting the World Through Sports
• FCA Competitor’s Creed
• FCA Coach’s Mandate