I’ve been busy this week and unable to sit & share a thought. Had little time to THINK many thoughts, honestly. When I did get a little down time I sat with my son & we watched some of the Olympics. Something to see!
Oddly, each time I had time Michael Phelps was in a swimming race. Not sure much about Michael except that he is a phenomenal athlete. At one match, though he won the gold medal, he was upset that he didn’t beat his record. That’s the mark of a winning athlete…trying to be better than before.
By nature, I’m not a highly driven, ‘type A’ personality about a great deal of things. (Makes for poor golf, baseball, etc.) There are a few things I try to give my best shot. I really want to live a life that counts & ‘run to win.’
Today, Usain Bolt from
“Don’t you realize that in a race everyone runs, but only one person gets the prize? So run to win! All athletes are disciplined in their training. They do it to win a prize that will fade away, but we do it for an eternal prize. So I run with purpose in every step. I am not just shadowboxing. I discipline my body like an athlete, training it to do what it should. Otherwise, I fear that after preaching to others I myself might be disqualified.”
Corinthians 9: 24-27 NLT
In my life I want to have the same tenacity & heart that Dr. John Jeffries from First Chalmette/New Orleans displays. I shared last week how after so many, seemingly, insurmountable odds he stills keeps on & his mantra? “I’m still running the race” a quote from the book of Hebrews.
I hope you’re first of all IN the race, or have a relationship with Christ, & secondly, I pray you are ‘running to win.’
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