As one who has been there let me simply say, athletics are far over rated. Now there are some great lessons that can be learned about working together as a team for a common goal, but too many times we lose sight of that. There are such a small number of kids who start playing city league sports that are ever able to play at the high school level. A smaller number get to play in college and almost no one gets to go pro. In fact, the percentage of college athletes that end up going pro is less than 5%.
It is interesting that Paul used athletic illustrations a lot (you gotta love the guy) because there are so many comparisons to functioning together on the athletic field and in the church. We do need to keep in good spiritual training and we need to remember that we are a team and it is not about me all the time.
So let's keep this simple. Enjoy athletics for the season and purpose and not lose sight of the big picture!
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