3D Faith

Ready: 

“When we get together, I want to encourage you in your faith, but I also want to be encouraged by yours.” -- Romans 1:12 NLT

Set:

I met Caren Nelson when she was a college soccer player. She was a stud athlete who worked extremely hard, but she knew something was missing. She found herself in our FCA soccer Bible study and in turn, found what she was missing — that is, a personal relationship with Jesus.

She approached her faith like she did her sport. She went all-in seeking the Lord through prayer, His Word, and in church. She is now serving on FCA staff in Austin, Texas and is pouring into coaches and athletes, including my daughter. She just sent my daughter her college soccer jersey with a note that read, “Throughout my career, I needed people to believe in me a lot more than I ever believed in myself… and Chloe Roberts, I believe in you. I believe in the Chloe who loves Christ and is so much more than a soccer player.”

Caren is what we call a 3D Christian. The three dimensions that represent a 3D Christian are the ability to ask Him to SAVE, to SEARCH, and to SEND us. We can all be tempted to stop short at salvation and be content with having Jesus be our Savior, but He wants to be our Lord too. That means asking Him to search our hearts, change our ways, and teach us His ways. And when we do this, we obtain this ability to encourage others in their faith through The Holy Spirit that lives in us.

Go:

1. Who is in your life that has encouraged you as an athlete and as a Christian?
2. Where is your walk with Christ today? Are you asking him to save you, search you, or send you (to do His good work)?

Workout:

Romans 10:9; Psalm 139:23

Overtime:

“Lord, I ask that You are not just my Savior, but my Lord too. Search my heart, teach me Your ways, and use me to be a light on my team, in my school, and my home. Amen.”

Sarah Roberts