My 180-degree Turn
Theme of the Week: High-Profile Turnarounds
Sunday, May 29, 2005
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Who Said It…Darrell Waltrip
Darrell started racing go-carts at age 12 and entered his first stock car race just four years later. He became a full-time NASCAR Winston Cup competitor in 1975. In the 1980s, he earned its Driver of the Decade award. Today, he holds 84 Winston Cup victories.
Darrell is currently a commentator for NASCAR Fox Sports and hosts a weekly Bible study in his garage for 75 men. He and his wife, Stevie, have two children and live in Franklin, Tennessee. What He Said…My 180–degree Turn
I was a church kid. So I knew when I was doing something wrong, but I'd do it anyway. I lived that way as an adult, too.
After Stevie put Jesus first in her life, she was on me about going to church. I raced on Sunday; that was my excuse for not going. Then a friend told us about a church that met in a high school on Wednesday night, and I lost my excuse. We went. Everything the pastor said seemed directed my way. God was getting my attention.
We were at church one July night in 1983. That racing season wasn't going well; neither was our marriage. I was desperate enough to ask our pastor to pray for us. Then I prayed. I asked the Lord to come into my life and get me out of the mess I was in. I told Him I was a sinner and asked Him to forgive me.
God didn't flip a switch; rather, my life and outlook slowly started to improve. God had changed me.
Adapted from Darrell Waltrip: One-on-One (Regal, 2004) by permission.
Copyright © 2005 by the author or Christianity Today International/Men of Integrity magazine. Click here for reprint information on Men of Integrity.
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