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4 Reasons Why Men are Drawn to Watching Sports

Last updated on: October 19, 2021 at 12:01 am   by Shaunti Feldhahn

4 Reasons Why Men are Drawn to Watching Sports 2021-10-18T23:16:01-04:00 Shaunti Feldhahn

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The Game Feels Like A Microcosm Of Life

If you aren’t a football fan, the game might not feel that easy to follow. Football involves lots of stops and starts, breaks between plays, and incredibly small steps of progress. But the powerful metaphor of a battle applies to football—and transfers to everyday life. The offense has to take chances, watch for opportunities, and inch forward or make the dramatic play that results in massive forward motion. The defense has to hang tough, protecting their men and preventing the opposing side from making headway. And while the whole team is working together to follow a strategic plan, each player has a role to perform and must do it with excellence and tenacity.

While football fans seem to be living and dying over a “silly” game, they’re responding to the battle call of life’s challenges. It’s why films like Rudy and Remember the Titans and Friday Night Lights all make the list of favorite football movies of all time—the efforts exhibited in the game resonate in all of us. But they particularly pull on the hearts of men; calling them to the strength and fortitude God designed them to carry.

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