Once again I'm watching the Olympics and something happens that sets my mind on fire. I was blown away to see Wade VanNey Kirk not only win the 400, but also break the world record! He did it from lane eight which means he had no one to key off the whole time. He had to stay in his lane and run his race. In life there are times we seemingly have no one to look to, to let us know what to do or how we are doing. We just have to run the race the way we know how to with everything we have looking forward toward the finish line and not back at the people and situations that are behind us.
Throughout my life I have had failures. Anyone that saw me try to play basketball, run track, and wrestle in high school can attest that my athletic career was a failure. I took test in school that I should have got an 'A' on if I had studied and applied myself, and the times I didn't prepare and didn't get an 'A' I consider it a failure. Even more so in the academic realm, I never finished my bachelor's degree in Engineering. Just years worth of credits sitting in limbo to remind me of my failure to finish when many people made sacrifices so I could achieve a higher education. As many know I have never been married and have no children, which I also consider to be a failure on my part. Most importantly, in my walk I have committed sins knowing that it separates my from my savior. Doing it in full knowledge of what Jesus did for me. I have been a failure at living the life that he wants me to live. I say these things to let you know that I understand failure
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