The Olympics are here
and so we are told.
It’s only the winners
who will receive gold.
The athletes have trained
and worked for so long.
To prove they’re the fastest,
the best, and the strong.
But in such a group
where the best surely rise.
In each competition,
only one gets top prize.
So what can we say
about all the rest?
Who have no gold medal
though they did their best.
Someone did better
or something went wrong.
The world looks at them
as if they don’t belong.
As hard as they work
and as much as they try.
Sometimes they’re left sitting
and wondering why.
To the strong goes the prize,
at least that we say.
But what if they’re strong
in a much different way?
To be faithful in small things,
God calls us to be.
The little things matter,
though no one may see.
The true test of strength
is what will you do,
When no one is watching
or looking at you?
You may be able
to hide from all men.
But God will still notice,
what will you do then?
To give Him your all
is all that He asks.
To put Him before
all your other tasks.
To train your mind daily
to look all around.
With all your heart seek God
and He will be found.
The prize will be given
when you finish this race.
Not because you’re fastest,
rather you’ve sought His face.
So the training continues
as this life you live.
You reflect Jesus
when to others you give.
To give yourself fully
like God’s only Son.
To finish the race
and He says, “Well done.”
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I spent some time with God this morning and thought about the Olympics as they began last night. God gave me this poem as a reminder that in His view, it is the faithful who win the prize. I am thankful for God’s faithfulness, mercy, and grace so that a performance mistake on the world’s stage doesn’t disqualify me nor negate all of my training. I pray that this poem brings glory to God and accomplishes the purposes for which He gave it.
In prayer,
Tom
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