Sports shows our desire for something beyond mere survival. It’s evidence of something intrinsic within us that wants to not only see beauty and celebrate it—but see it a second or third time. 

The prosperity gospel says this: if I trust in God and have enough faith, he will reward me with earthly blessings like health, wealth and success.

We wrongly claim Philippians 4:13 to help us succeed in sports, but what God is saying in this verse is that we already have everything we could ever need in Christ.