Not Just an Athlete

Who's your favourite triple-jumper?

We all love the same guy...

I read The Times newspaper this morning, and as always started at the back.

A few pages in, I couldn't believe what I read: "‘I have never been happier’ says the man who won gold but lost God." Surely not, I thought.

Sadly, this is true. Jonathan Edwards doesn't believe in God anymore. It's really sad when anyone turns their back on God, famous or not.

Two interesting things Edwards says:
"When you think about it rationally, it does seem incredibly improbable that there is a God."
"I was always dismissive of sports psychology when I was competing, but I now realise that my belief in God was sports psychology in all but name."

In other words, Christianity really is a crutch for the weak in mind or body. We need something to believe in - doesn't matter what. Might as well be god. Or waffles (watch: 'Stranger Than Fiction.')

Jonathan, please come back. Jesus satisfies the punishment for your sin, not your curiosity. Life makes no sense without HIM, not athletics.

The challenge is: how central is Jesus to MY identity? If I lose my job, friends, family will I still go to the God of everything?