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For His Plan, For His Glory - Dallas Robinson

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I moved out of my home early in my senior year of high school and lived in a friend’s basement. His family attended church and were great Christ-centered people. But I had never been to church, nor was I interested in going.

I headed off to college (by the skin of my teeth), to become a track and football star. The Nelson family gave me a new believer’s Bible, which is basically the New Testament with tons of very simple commentary. During all of my first semester, I looked at that book but never touched it. I even wandered into a Christ-focused Student Union meeting a few times, ate pizza and left before Bible study.

Over Christmas break, I was alone in my dorm room, and other than “Ender’s Game,” I had never read an entire book in my life. So out of curiosity, I decided to read the New Testament. I finished in three days, and there was a “prayer to receive Christ” in the back of the book. I prayed that prayer. Crying alone in my dorm room, I then went home in time to spend Christmas with my family, who, at the time, I didn’t talk too much.

Two years later, I was active in a local church, I was attending weekly Campus Crusade for Christ Bible studies and involved in a men’s only Bible study. That summer I went to Spain with Athletes in Action.

In order to make it as an athlete who honors Christ, you must study the Bible and pray. If you’re just focusing on yourself or some game, you are sadly missing the journey. I’ve learned that if I’m not coachable and not spending time with God, His voice may get drowned out by other voices, and I may not know the difference. In my case, I have a nation watching me as I push a 1,000-pound sled down a mountain and hang on for my dear life. I want to make sure it’s God who is telling me this is a good idea.

When I spend time with God, He speaks into my life like a best friend. When I take what He says and walk by faith, He takes me on a journey that teaches me more in this life than I could ever imagine. It’s all in His plan and all for His glory.

—Dallas Robinson, USA bobsledder

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For His Plan, For His Glory - Dallas Robinson

Aug 13, 2019

I moved out of my home early in my senior year of high school and lived in a friend’s basement. His family attended church and were great Christ-centered people. But I had never been to church, nor was I interested in going. I headed off to college (by the skin of my teeth), to become a track and football star. The Nelson family gave me a new believer’s Bible, which is basically the New Testament with tons of very simple commentary. During all of my first semester, I looked at that book but never touched it. I even wandered into a Christ-focused Student Union meeting a few times, ate pizza and left before Bible study. Over Christmas break, I was alone in my dorm room, and other than “Ender’s Game,” I had never read an entire book in my life. So out of curiosity, I decided to read the New Testament. I finished in three days, and there was a "prayer to receive Christ" in the back of the book. I prayed that prayer. Crying alone in my dorm room, I then went home in time to spend Christmas with my family, who, at the time, I didn't talk too much. Two years later, I was active in a local church, I was attending weekly Campus Crusade for Christ Bible studies and involved in a men's only Bible study. That summer I went to Spain with Athletes in Action. In order to make it as an athlete who honors Christ, you must study the Bible and pray. If you’re just focusing on yourself or some game, you are sadly missing the journey. I’ve learned that if I’m not coachable and not spending time with God, His voice may get drowned out by other voices, and I may not know the difference. In my case, I have a nation watching me as I push a 1,000-pound sled down a mountain and hang on for my dear life. I want to make sure it’s God who is telling me this is a good idea. When I spend time with God, He speaks into my life like a best friend. When I take what He says and walk by faith, He takes me on a journey that teaches me more in this life than I could ever imagine. It’s all in His plan and all for His glory. —Dallas Robinson, USA bobsledder