You try to concentrate on the task at hand but your mind is wandering to your family in the stands, or perhaps the coach or scout who is recruiting you.
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You try to clear your mind but the voice you hear says: What if I miss? All these fans will be disappointed.
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It is my last chance to impress this coach. Now there are many good techniques developed by very competent sports psychologists to overcome performance anxiety in sports, and it is wise for a Christian athlete to understand and practise some of them, however, I believe there is a far more valuable lesson that needs to be learned. For some Christians the biggest thing they need to tackle is the battle within themselves.
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If they are honest they are not seeking to honour God with their sport but rather they seek honour for themselves. If this describes you, then do not ever expect to find peace because you were created to love, worship and honour God. With all the stress in our lives, with all the craziness going on in the world, how can we live our lives not being anxious?
The end of this Bible verse gives us a clue how we can do this. It tells us in everything with prayer and thanksgiving, let our requests be known to God. I know in my life, a lot of my anxiety comes from not being thankful. I can be stressed out that I have all state choir and band competitions next weekend, or I can be thankful that I have a God given musical ability.
Anxiety is a Gift
I can be anxious that I might not get my paper written in time or I can be thankful that I have the opportunity to go to school and get an education. When we are thankful, it makes all the difference. I remember a time when I was trying to learn how to skip rocks on water. My best friend however, was a master at skipping rocks.
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He was able to make rocks skip four or five times across the surface of the water. He showed me a way to hold the rock that allowed me to get my rocks to skip across the water several times.
My friend had what I needed, which was to change my approach to skipping rocks. Once my approach changed, I was able to skip rocks successfully. Lord, in this world filled with negative news, we are so thankful to find the good news of the Bible.
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Scripture Reading — Philippians 4: Prayer Lord, in this world filled with negative news, we are so thankful to find the good news of the Bible. This Month's Devotions Saturday. Help Donate About Us.