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from His Grace Magazine
by His Grace
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His Grace Magazine! June 2022
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Steph Curry Wins!
Steph Curry says his Christian Foundation was built on a New Testament Verse
Steph Curry, a NBA star, has been very open about his Christian faith for many years. He even wears a Bible verse on his shoes of Philippians 4:13: "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me," which is my favorite verse also.
But Steph said recently in a podcast that the New Testament of Romans 8:28 had formed a foundation for his faith when he was a young man. Romans 8:28 says, "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose."
Steph told Christian singer, Tauren Wells, that he was always being compared to his father, Dell Curry, who played for 16 seasons in the NBA.
Steph said that even though his father was on the road playing basketball, his mother Sonya was the daily foundation of discipline, encouragement and support for him and Steph's two other siblings. It was his mom who had led him and his siblings into a loving relationship with Jesus by taking them to church every Wednesday and Sunday. Also, she led at the 6:30 a.m. Bible study every morning before school started. Steph said, "It kind of gave me the confidence to find out what that meant for myself. These last crazy 12 years in the league, a lot of it has come down to forming an identity and knowing where my foundation is so that with all the things thrown at me, like you said, I knew who I was and I know who I am. I credit my mom a lot for showing us the way."
Even though Steph helped lead the Golden State Warriors to their fourth NBA championship and he is known for being one of the best 3 point shooters ever in the NBA, when he was younger, he was still known as the son of Dell Curry and that continues to this day. Steph laughed and said, "No matter what gym I walked into in high school, I would hear the student section on the other side shouting, 'Daddy can't help you.'"
Steph said that his success has always gone back to the foundation set especially by his mom. Steph said, "My mom messaged over and over and over and over again, Romans 8:28, and that was the verse that she spoke life into me. To me, that was something that I really believed. Whatever I put my mind to, whatever I decided, I was going to really work it and have that spirit of accomplishment."
That spirit is continuing. Last week, the 34 year old just led his team to his fourth NBA championship; they defeated the Boston Celtics 103-90.
Steph Curry scored 34 points to lead the Warriors in winning their seventh championship in NBA history. He is unashamed of his faith in Jesus Christ. He praised God after their big win. Steph said, "We've got four championships. God is great. The ability to be on this stage and play with amazing teammates against a great Boston Celtics team gave us everything to try to get to the finish line. This one hits different for sure... It's special."
