A few months ago I came across a great guy online who has worked as a sports chaplain for many years and we have e-mailed back and forth a few times.  I told him about our program for the MMA community and he has been very helpful.  Since then, I have began to receive his regular updates and devotions.  This is one that I thought was very good and wanted to share as an encouragement.  If you are a fighter, I hope and pray that this is a blessing to you…

F a i t h , H o p e , L o v e

“What is the most durable thing you can think of? What is there in your life that will outlive you? I have some ideas from a powerful scripture.

In the first letter to the Corinthian church, Paul the Apostle writes at chapter 13 and verse 13, “And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.” Here are three things that are eternally durable.

Two thousand years from today they will still be as vital and powerful as they are now. Of the three, love is preeminent because it provides the relationship that is the context for the faith and hope.

Today play with confident expectation of good – that’s hope. Play in faith – actively trusting your coaches, your teammates and your God. Play in the great freedom afforded by those who love you and are committed to you.”