
Athlete, God cares about how you think, talk about, and play your sport. He cares because He cares about His glory.
With that being said, here are 99 glory-giving resolutions for the Christian athlete to consider implementing into their athletic context.
- I resolve to be more thankful than I was last year
- I resolve to use my social media as an ambassador for Christ and not merely promote my personal brand
- I resolve to grow in my leadership ability within the context of sport
- I resolve to get involved in a campus ministry and/or local church
- I resolve to search for a mentor
- I resolve to be guided by what the bible says
- I resolve to share edifying content on social media
- I resolve to encourage my social media followers to follow pastors, ministry leaders, and sports ministries
- I resolve to be a real human on social media
- I resolve to follow people on social media who help my walk with God
- I resolve to be a better teammate
- I resolve to respect my coach even if he may not have earned it
- I resolve to take time to soak in the moments that sports provide
- I resolve to fight against entitlement
- I resolve to recognize the people that go unnoticed
- I resolve to be more coachable
- I resolve to look for silver linings
- I resolve to honor my rival
- I resolve for my joy not to be conditional
- I resolve to treat others the way I want to be treated
- I resolve to think before I speak or post on social media
- I resolve not to take the easy way out
- I resolve to find contentment in Christ and not what sports bring
- I resolve to know how to communicate the gospel
- I resolve to share the gospel with at least one teammate
- I resolve to memorize my testimony
- I resolve to share my testimony at a local church or youth event
- I resolve to glorify God through how I practice
- I resolve to glorify God through how I compete
- I resolve to pray for my teammates
- I resolve to pray for my coaches
- I resolve to pray before competition
- I resolve to pray during competition
- I resolve to pray after competition
- I resolve to pray for my rival
- I resolve to read to think about God more than my sport
- I resolve to read the bible more than I read my playbook
- I resolve to have a purpose and plan for how I will read the bible
- I resolve to take on a leadership role on my team
- I resolve to start a team bible study
- I resolve to work on bringing God into my sport
- I resolve to figure out if God actually cares about sports
- I resolve to make time to hang out with injured teammates
- I resolve to make a better effort in school
- I resolve to stop yelling at the referees when they make bad calls
- I resolve to pursue purity in my relationships
- I resolve to be slow to speak and quick to listen with my teammates
- I resolve to play the first game of the season as hard as the last game
- I resolve to consider going on a summer opportunity with AIA
- I resolve to start attending a local church
- I resolve to use whatever role I play on the team to make the team better
- I resolve to not show favoritism to starters over those who ride the bench
- I resolve to change the culture of my team
- I resolve to engage minority athletes on my team more frequently
- I resolve to dress more modestly
- I resolve to persevere in difficult circumstances
- I resolve to ask my coaches what I can do to take it to the next level
- I resolve to ask my teammates how I can pray for them
- I resolve to set God-sized goals for my sport
- I resolve to spend less time on message boards
- I resolve to honor God with my language on and off the field of play
- I resolve to not let my sport become an idol
- I resolve not to gossip about my teammates and coaches
- I resolve to memorize more scripture
- I resolve to forgive teammates who have wronged me
- I resolve to ask for forgiveness for the teammates I have wronged
- I resolve to be refined by adversity, not defined by it
- I resolve to put the team first and my needs second
- I resolve not to take the Bible out of context to serve my own needs
- I resolve to let coaches handle the refs
- I resolve to strive for excellence every time I play/practice my sport
- I resolve to play with the intensity and passion and confidence of someone who anticipates victory while still being able to process defeat with dignity and depth for having faced the test—regardless of the final outcome
- I resolve to pursue winning on the scoreboard without allowing that to be the sole measuring instrument of my success
- I resolve to grow and become more of what God intended me to be
- I resolve to practice extraordinary sportsmanship
- I resolve to be more disciplined
- I resolve to become a champion of praise
- I resolve to own up to my mistakes on and off the field
- I resolve not to take Philippians 4:13 out of context
- I resolve to tithe some of my per diem money to the local church
- I resolve to be more patient with others in the locker room
- I resolve to give 100% both publicly and privately because God is my Ao1
- I resolve to celebrate my teammate’s success
- I resolve to see competition and sport as a gift
- I resolve to not take any shortcuts in my sport
- I resolve to compete hard even if the outcome of the game is decided
- I resolve to not let my team’s record determine effect my focus and intensity
- I resolve not to use God as a lucky rabbit’s foot
- I resolve to not take myself too seriously
- I resolve to fight through any suffering I experience with courage
- I resolve to prioritize my character over winning
- I resolve to practice what I preach
- I resolve to prioritize sleep over Netflix
- I resolve to have the music I listen to reflect the principles I stand for
- I resolve to maximize my strengths
- I resolve to read a devotional every day
- I resolve to write a handwritten letter to someone who has impacted my life
- I resolve to read a book not assigned by one of my classes
- I resolve to take a freshman out for coffee/meal
ps. I also wrote a book about how Christian athletes can glorify God that expands on a lot of these suggestions. It’s called The Assist: A Gospel-Centered Guide to Glorifying God Through Sports. If I had to add one more to the list and make it a clean 100, I would suggest you buy the book and read it in community with some of your teammates.