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WEEK 14 BREAKOUT: Who Do You Trust More?
- Bryce Johnson
- Dec 2, 2025
- 6 min read
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"It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man." ― Psalm 118:8 (KJV)
Who Do You Trust More?
Every week, when we set our starting lineups, we put our faith in each player because we choose to trust them over another guy on our bench.
When deciding which players on our roster to start, a few players are locked into our lineup as long as they are healthy. We have built our Fantasy team around these guys and have the most faith in them to deliver a strong Fantasy performance for us each week.
It’s nice to have those elite players we can trust and leave in our lineup as a "must-start." We don’t have to worry about whether they have a tough matchup, because they usually come through anyway. These are the players who don’t give us any concerns and remain starters on our team.
So, what players do we trust the most, and why do we have faith in those players?
The main reason is that they have proven to be faithful and worthy of trust. They regularly exceed their projected points, help us win, and don’t let us down. They are consistent and reliable, and we know what to expect.
We wish we had a full roster of players we could trust, but the reality is that most players let us down at times. They are great for a week, and then horrible the next. Most players are dealing with injuries that leave them questionable and us worried. Meanwhile, other players have ruined our season by being injured or underachieving.
During the season, we get all excited about the players we just got off waivers or the backup running back we are using for the first time in our starting lineup, thinking they will deliver.
Then, too often, they underperform, fall short of expectations or projections, and contribute to our Fantasy team losing. So, usually, that inevitably disappoints us because we thought they could do something only elite players can do.
Many of us are also guilty of continuing to put our faith in the wrong players. Some of us continue to start players we took in the first or second round of our Fantasy drafts, and although they have shown no signs that they can be trusted, we foolishly continue to trust them to do something they cannot do.
We need to get honest with ourselves as Fantasy managers, ask why we continue to trust the wrong players to deliver, and admit it’s time to put our faith in someone new. If we already have players we can trust, let's be thankful and lock them in our lineup as the ones we depend on most.
When it comes to our own lives, who do we trust the most? Where are we placing our faith?
Do we believe that God is the only One who is truly worthy of being trusted?
Have we placed our faith in His Son, Jesus, to be our Lord and Savior?
Do we continue to trust Him more than anyone or anything else?
Why is God worthy to always be trusted?
He is a “lineup lock” because He is faithful, consistent, never changes, does even more than we can dream of, and always delivers on His promises.
Lamentations 3:22-23 (NLT) explains, "The faithful love of the Lord never ends! His mercies never cease. Great is His faithfulness; His mercies begin afresh each morning."
Ephesians 3:20 (TLB) says, "Now glory be to God, who by His mighty power at work within us is able to do far more than we would ever dare to ask or even dream of—infinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires, thoughts, or hopes."
Deuteronomy 7:9 (NIV) tells us, "Know therefore that the Lord your God is God; He is the faithful God, keeping His covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love Him and keep His commandments."
Occasionally, our most trustworthy Fantasy players have a rare bad game, or they get off to a slow start in the first half, and we doubt and question what's going on until they score multiple touchdowns and finish the game strong, leading our team to victory.
However, even the best Fantasy players let us down at some point, and unlike Fantasy players, Jesus doesn't have a bad game!
But sometimes things don't happen as quickly or precisely as we'd like, and we start doubting what's going on. Then He comes through for us and works things together for good.
We have to remember that, no matter what happens this season, our faith remains in Jesus, who makes us victorious now and forever.
1 John 5:4 (AMP) states, "For everyone born of God is victorious and overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has conquered and overcome the world—our [continuing, persistent] faith [in Jesus the Son of God]."
Unfortunately, in certain situations, we too often don't trust God and instead place our faith in the wrong people and things. We foolishly trust that they will deliver "winning" outcomes, satisfy us, and come through for us in ways they cannot, in reality.
Ultimately, if we put our trust in ourselves, money, success, sports, relationships, or material things, we will be let down. If we have a starting lineup of those things, we might win for a week or have some fun for a while, but in the end, they are unworthy of our trust.
They are substitutes and are not meant to do what only God can do. They are like the one-hit wonders we find on the waiver wire!
Every day, we put our faith in something. Let's choose to trust Jesus more than anyone or anything else. When He's the One we're building our "team around," and He remains in our "starting lineup," we no longer have to worry.
He is the only One who can save us from sin and give us eternal life when our faith is in His death and resurrection. Then, as we trust Him each day as our Lord, He will help us "win" or experience a fruitful and satisfying life.
Jesus says in John 15:4 (AMP), "'Remain in Me, and I [will remain] in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself without remaining in the vine, neither can you [bear fruit, producing evidence of your faith] unless you remain in Me.'"
Isaiah 26:4 (NIV) offers this great encouragement: "Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord, the Lord Himself, is the Rock eternal."
God is worthy of our trust, so let's trust Him and enjoy the peace that comes from knowing and believing He's a "must start" and can't be replaced by a substitute.
Heavenly Father, You are worthy to be trusted. Great is Your faithfulness in my life. Please show me the areas of my life where I'm not trusting You, but I'm trusting in something else. Please help me walk by faith, not by sight. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.
Which player on your Fantasy roster do you trust the most week-to-week, and why?
What player did you think you could trust, but he has now let you down?
Which regular starter on your Fantasy roster is most likely to get benched for underperforming, and why?
Why do you trust God?
Why don't you trust God? What do you rely on instead?
How have you seen that placing your trust in anything other than God leads to further challenges and disappointment?
Conversely, how have you seen that placing your trust in God alone has led to joy, peace, and satisfaction?
How do you reconcile the fact that God never lets you down, yet you still go through difficult things in life?
What are some areas of your life in which you may currently be placing your faith in the wrong things?
In what ways has God proved faithful in your life?
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