“Sports don’t build character, they reveal it.” – Coach John Wooden
This quote is one of my favorite quotes! It is so true! I just finished watching the Dallas Mavericks sweep the Los Angeles Lakers and frankly, I have never been more embarrassed by a couple of players actions as I was watching Odom and Bynum. Their frustrations were revealed through their character.
The way a person finishes is just as important as how one starts. I heard today that Bynum was fined $25,000 and suspended for the first 5 games of next season. for him, that translates into about $702,000. Now all of you that are shaking your heads in agreement…tap the breaks a second.
This is the same type of character display that was on display when President Obama announced the killing of Usama bin Laden. People were dancing in th streets and partying like it was New Year’s Day. It was one of the most disgusting scenes I have witnessed. The bloodlust that was on display that night and now being stated on talk radio is hugely revealing of the sense of entitlement of the people in this country and throughout the world.
I asked myself, “What should be a follower of Christ’s response to these incidences?”
May you always be filled with the fruit of your salvation—the righteous character produced in your life by Jesus Christ—for this will bring much glory and praise to God. Philippians 1:11
Righteous Character are key words in that passage. This is the type of character that can only be given through a relationship with Christ. When dealing with people, no matter how much we may not like or how frustrated we become…we ought to act with righteous character. Christ came to search out the lost and save them…shouldn’t I act the same?
Here is the big question…Who Are You?
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