Don't Waste Your Sports

A concise booklet encouraging Christian athletes to seesports as a true gift from God, created for his glory.

"Why is it that sports seem to bring out the best and theworst in us?" asks author C. J. Mahaney. "Sports are agift from God. But as soon as you introduce the human heart, thingsget complicated." For the Christian athlete, sports are oneof the key battlegrounds in which pride and self-glory are regulartemptations. If sports are indeed a gift from God, why are playingfields and courts so often arenas for our egos? How are we to enjoysports in a godly way?

Self-described "pastor athlete" C. J. Mahaney looksto Scripture for principles that speak to the role of sports in ourlives. This booklet outlines how Christian athletes are to play forthe glory of God and model gratitude, humility, and service. Withcandor and humor, Mahaney recounts his own story with sports andthrough illustrations and practical applications exhorts athletesnot to waste their sports. The booklet concludes with applicationquestions and an addendum to parents. A great gift for Christianathletes, these booklets are also sold in packs of twelve.