New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge recently spoke with Daily Citizen where he revealed one of his favorite Bible verses is 2 Corinthians 5:7, which is “For we walk by faith, not by sight.”
The verse is actually his banner photo for his Twitter profile.
He also explained he tries to live his life by it adding, “We never know what’s around the corner, but if we have faith in Him, He will lead us in the right direction.”
Not only is Judge trying to live his life by the verse and put his trust in God, but he also recognizes that all his accomplishments come from God.
Back in 2014 he wrote on Twitter, “God gave you the talent, so always give Him the glory! Never forget that God gave you this opportunity!”
To that end he also knows to put God first responding to a tweet from Athletes4Him that stated, “God > your problem. God’s timing > your timing. God’s plan > your plan.”
Judge replied, “So true!”
In that same vein, he recognizes that not everything will go your way and that there will be hardships in life, but he noted in July 2013, “God gives his hardest battles to his strongest soldiers.”
Judge has hit 60 home runs this season with his 60th coming against the Pittsburgh Pirates on September 20th. The American League home run record is held by Roger Maris at 61.
Judge has eight more games to tie and break Maris’ record before the season ends.