Heart of an Athlete: Daily Devotions for Peak Performance

by Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Matt Stover (Foreword by)

Overview

Athletes have a passion for sports that makes them unique, viewing life through a competitive lens. The desire to compete and their drive for success can mean seeing friends, family, church, and school as distractions. Usually the first to be sacrificed is their spiritual life. And yet, God does not intend for athletes to go it alone. Heart of an Athlete is spiritual training for the competitor, 120 devotions written specifically for athletes of every level. It goes straight to the issues that matter most to athletes, such as identity, fear, trust, and recognition. This athletic devotional encourages readers to spend regular, short, and meaningful time in God's Word to help them become true competitors for Christ.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781441225030
Publisher:	Baker Publishing Group
Publication date:	01/04/2006
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	176
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Since 1954, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes has challenged athletes and coaches to impact the world for Jesus Christ. FCA is cultivating Christian principles in communities throughout the world by encouraging, equipping, and empowering others to serve as examples and to make a difference. Reaching over two million people annually on the professional, college, high school, junior high, and youth levels, FCA has grown into one of the largest sports ministries. Through this shared passion for athletics and faith, lives are changed for current and future generations.

Dan Britton serves as the Fellowship of Christian Athletes' executive vice president of international ministry and training at the National Support Center in Kansas City. He has been on FCA staff since 1991. In high school and college, Dan was a standout lacrosse player. He continued his lacrosse career by playing professional indoor lacrosse for four years with the Baltimore Thunder. He has coauthored three books-- One Word That Will Change Your Life, WisdomWalks, and WisdomWalks SPORTS--and he is the author and editor of eleven FCA books. He still plays and coaches lacrosse and enjoys running marathons. He and his wife Dawn reside in Overland Park, Kansas, with their three children.

Table of Contents

	Foreword	12
	Letter from the President	14
	Introduction	15
	Priceless	19
	Play the B.U.G.	20
	Constructive Criticism	22
	One Way 2 Play	23
	It Happens	25
	Team J. C.	26
	Didn't See It Coming	28
	I Was Wrong	29
	Lean on Me	31
	Obstacles and Opportunities	32
	God's Nutritional Plan	34
	Who, Me?	35
	Conformity	37
	$10 Million Tongue	38
	Put On Your Armor!	40
	Following Your Dreams	41
	Far More Important	43
	Leaving a Mark	44
	Taking On Defeat	46
	Sweat Equity	47
	Forget About It	49
	Failing?	50
	What God Hates	52
	Wear the Colors	53
	Tunnel Vision	55
	The Eternal Prize	56
	Leave Your Mark	58
	Setting an Example	59
	Commitment 101	61
	Teammates	62
	Awestruck	64
	Should Have Listened	65
	'Roids	67
	In His Eyes	68
	No Comparison	70
	In Him	71
	Salty	73
	Team Player	74
	Praising God Through Pain	76
	Personal Best	77
	Higher Standard	79
	Trust	80
	Learning: A Lifetime Achievement	82
	Looking Ahead	83
	No Pain, No Gain	85
	Most Powerful Tool	86
	Grieving with Hope	88
	The Word	89
	Whose Side?	91
	What Are You?	92
	Athletes and Sex	94
	Brothers and Sisters	95
	Protect the House	97
	Right or Left?	98
	Finish Line	100
	One Thing	101
	Damaging Words	103
	What Do You Sow?	104
	In the Zone	105
	Etc	107
	The No-Look Pass	109
	The Lord's Army	110
	TLINAU	112
	The Flying Scotsman	113
	Measuring the Heart	115
	The Playbook	116
	From the Grandstand	118
	Focus Factor	119
	The Competitor's Prayer	121
	Surprising Strength	122
	Whatever	124
	Spiritual Muscles	125
	The War That Rages On	127
	Right Place, Right Time	128
	The Audience	130
	The Gap	131
	Fire in My Belly	133
	Six Percent	134
	Five Minutes	136
	In One Ear	137
	Power Play	139
	Workout Partners	140
	Give Me Credit	142
	Smack	143
	How Would Jesus Compete?	145
	Hooked Up	146
	Not What It Seems	148
	The Ultimate Pregame Meal	149
	Horsepower	151
	For the Glory	152
	Endnotes	154
	Contributors	156
	Thanks	162
	Impacting the World Through Sports	163
	FCA Competitor's Creed	164
	FCA Coach's Mandate	165