FCA: The Relentless Devotional For CompetitorsSample

My Top 10

Dan Britton

READY:

“I always thank God for you because of his grace given you in Christ Jesus.” – 1 Corinthians 1:4

SET:

I love ESPN’s Top 10 Plays of the day. Did you know that God created the original Top 10 list? It’s called the Ten Commandments.

I decided to create my own list and focus on people who have invested in me so that I can improve, grow, learn and get stretched. As I considered what changes had taken place in my life, I realized it took a host of other people investing in me and influencing me along the way. These people had encouraged, educated and inspired me to grow in my walk with Christ and become more than I imagined! What a blessing it will be for them and for me when I tell them how they changed my life.

Through this process, I also was able to evaluate my own life and ask myself if I had lived in such a way as to make the Top 10 list of others. Had I been intentional about investing in others in a significant way? Was I doing everything I could to be a blessing to them?

As athletes and coaches, we have great capacity to impact and influence others. It’s time to aim for being a Top 10 in someone’s life. God placed us here to make a difference in the lives of others. Go and be used by God to be a difference-maker, and thank those who have invested in you!

GO:

1. Create Space: Spend some time praying and thinking and ask the Lord to bring people to your mind who have impacted you.
2. Grab a Pen: Write out a Top 10 list of your own, but don’t worry about ranking them.
3. Shout Out: Bless the people you listed and give them a shout out. Call or e-mail them and let them know that they made the list and why!

WORKOUT:

Numbers 6:24-26
Romans 1:8
2 Corinthians 9:13-14
2 Timothy 1:3

OVERTIME:

“Father, thank You for placing others in my path to bless, encourage and guide me. I pray that You would use me to do the same for others. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.”