Sting: Moment of Truth
Now, see the story of Sting's
dramatic transformation
From world champion wrestler to champion for Christ
Life was all one big act for Sting, wrestling super star Steve
Borden, also known as Sting, who held the world title ten times
in World Championship Wrestling including two wins over the
wrestling superstar, Hulk Hogan. He created the most outrageous
and bizarre personas he could imagine for his career in the
ring. The first was marked by fluorescent face paint and
buzz-cut blond hair.
In a later phase, he was a black-and-white Sting who descended
on the ring from rafters hundreds of feet overhead. He once
entered the ring by dropping from a helicopter. His trademark
wrestling moves included the Stinger Splash and the Scorpion
Death Lock. Sting's ingenious re-invention of his character in
the ring took him to the peak of the pro wrestling world.
On the home front, however, his marriage faltered on the brink
of failure while he took the fast track in his wrestling career
and to a radical entertainer lifestyle. This eventually led to
an addiction to prescription drugs. Because he often saw his
wife, Sue, for only a day or two a month his world began
crashing down.
Frustrated and confused, Sue confronted her superstar husband.
They had everything the world had to offer, and they were
building their dream house. But their family life was in
shambles
"What's happened to us?" Sue asked. "What's wrong with you? I
don't know you any more. Steve, are you taking drugs or
something?"
"I couldn't lie to her," Steve answered. He admitted he was
taking muscle relaxants and pain killers regularly. And he was
drinking every day. That confession was the beginning of a
process that brought the prideful, self-sufficient wrestling
champion to his knees. It was to be the greatest wrestling match
of his life and God was taking him to the mat.
God had been planting seeds in Borden's life from the time he
entered professional wrestling his brother's conversion and
witness, his sister's conversion, his family's prayers, the
witness of wrestler Ted DiBiase, and the peace and joy he saw in
the lives of others who had been transformed by Christ.
Now, the confrontation by his wife he didn't want to lose, plus
the fear of life without Garrett and Steven, his two young sons,
made his fame and fortune worthless. He was humbled to the point
of godly remorse, the kind of remorse reflected in 1 Corinthians
7:10 "Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation...
(NIV)."
That was in August 1998. Sting became a new man in Christ and
his marriage was restored. Today, he drops Scriptures into
conversation as easily and naturally as he once dropped
opponents in the ring. He still loves a challenge. But where he
once relied on a fluorescent face and shocking stunts, he now
tackles each challenge with a firm faith in Christ alone.
Released: October
2004
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