Integrity on and Off the FieldSample

Integrity Is Integral

Ready: Read Proverbs 21:3

Set: For Oklahoma Sooners and Hall of Fame softball coach Patty Gasso, integrity is integral to her success.

Gasso understands the key to her leadership lies within her relationship with Christ, allowing Him to do transformative work in her life. When the spotlight turns off, and fewer people are watching, she knows she must hold herself as a child of God to develop a humble self-surrender for when the glare of success starts to shine again each season.

When we are sincere in our love for Christ and others, it’s from a groundwork of interaction with God where we learn to live in ways that are pleasing to Him. Our spiritual base solidifies in integrity’s basement, where no one looks and we are accountable for what we think, say and believe.

We are trained in His character. Then, in heartbreaking defeat or sweet victory, how we hold steady says a lot about where we rest our assurance.

When we live for God and no one else, in the dark moments of loss and confusion, we hold to His faithfulness and keep building a life of excellence, dependent solely upon His grace in every aspect of our lives. To give glory to God in good times and bad is a verbal commitment to a deep-rooted way of faith, living a life of integrity dedicated to Him.  – Sarah Rennicke

Go:

1. What does integrity to God and to your team mean to you?
2. Who can hold you accountable in those moments when no one is watching?
3. Make a list of God’s faithfulness in your life and pray your faith will be strengthened.

Workout: 

• 1 Chronicles 29:17
• Psalm 18:25
• Proverbs 10:9

Overtime: Lord God, You see all things. There is nowhere to hide from You, but there is also nowhere You will not go to show me Your love. Help me live each part of my life with integrity and service to You, so it becomes natural to speak about You and give You glory. Amen.

This text appeared in FCA Magazine. To learn more about the magazine, click here.