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The 21st Winter Olympics are scheduled for February 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia. For most athletes hoping to compete, that date is now extremely near! They know that to be the best in any sport, they must train for many years.
The apostle Paul compared life to a race. He wrote: "Remember that in
a race everyone runs, but only one person gets the prize. You also must run in
such as way that you will win. All athletes practice strict self-control. They
do it to win a prize that will fade away, but we do it for an eternal prize.
"So I run straight to the goal with purpose in every step . . . 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" (1 Corinthians 9:24-27, New Living Translation, emphasis added throughout).
In the greatest of all races, the race for eternal life, everyone can be a winner. Thankfully, there is no need to compete with another person. In fact, we should be coaches and cheerleaders for one another! But Paul said "run in such a way"-as an Olympic athlete competing for a gold medal.
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