Playing On God's TeamSample

You Get out What You Put In

On any team, it is not the game plan alone that determines success, but also the effort given toward executing it. As Christians, we face an opponent who gives maximum effort every day. Satan’s team plays with relentless effort bent on destroying the lives of Christians. Knowing this, what sense does it make for us to give poor effort in fighting back? Would you give poor effort toward preparing for a championship game in your sport—against the strongest team on the schedule—and still expect to win? Of course not. Poor effort doesn’t produce wins for you on your sports teams, and it will not produce spiritual victories on Gods’ team either—and we must never expect it to.

From here on out, I want you to think of Christians as individuals who form Team Jesus. This is God’s team, and individual Christians are the players. Never forget that we are always playing as long as we are alive! And never forget that God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit are always coaching.

It is important that we never take the game of life lightly! Satan, like any other opponent, would love for you to underestimate him. You have to be willing to give your best to Jesus and commit to His plan at all times. Sounds like hard work, right? Well, at times it can be. But as an athlete, we are no strangers to hard work. We know that it takes our best to be successful, to be a champion. Sure, it’s hard work … but winning always makes it worth it. So plan to win at the game of life. Our coach has guaranteed us victory if we trust Him.

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