Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe recently led his team to a monumental victory against the Georgia Bulldogs who were largely favored to win the game. As a result, the Crimson Tide skyrocketed to the number-one ranking among all football teams across the nation.
As one of the greatest quarterbacks in college football, Milroe has ultimately sources his strength from Jesus Christ, whom surrenders to. “I get my strength from my Lord and Savior,” the athlete previously said. “I honestly say that, and I surrender my throne to Him, and I know that I can lean on Him no matter the circumstance. I honestly say I put my trust in Him no matter what.
Milroe further cited his favorite piece of scripture which explains the source of all his accomplishments. “That’s where I get my strength at. My favorite Bible verse is Philippians 4:13: ‘I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.’ And I can honestly say that. I can always lean on my Lord and Savior through any situation,” he said.
The Alabama superstar further expressed that he wants people to understand that there is more to him, and other Division I athletes, than what meets the eye. “I just want people to know that we’re more than athletes,” he urged. “We’re student-athletes — we have things going on. Also, like myself and other people, we’re big on faith. He added, “When it came to my faith, it was important to me because that allowed me to walk with purpose, and it drove me to do other things beyond my sport,” he revealed.
Milroe has also voiced the biblical wisdom of not becoming prideful, which is certainly easy in his position, but rather turning to God. “The Bible says, do not lean on your understanding … lean on the Lord through it all. That’s been big because here at Bama you’re challenged day in and day out. Sometimes you can get weary; sometimes you can waver away from your end goal,” he said.
The quarterback noted that God has a purpose for every human, one only has to surrender to the Lord. “But you know that God has a purpose. God wants us to lean on Him through it all. Every day I’m challenged. No matter what, I know that I can lean on Him. Not only for the bad, but I can lean on Him [also] for good and thank Him,” he said in other comments.
“No matter what it is, He’s the one who strengthens me. When you’re having a rough moment, when it feels like everything is against you, just know God is the One who is going to uplift you and push you to your ultimate — wherever you want to go,” Milroe said. “Christ is who I can fall on no matter what it is—no matter the circumstance, no matter what’s going on. Christ is within me. With my faith, it honestly catapults me to what I want to do. There’s nothing I can’t do because of the Man above.”
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