NBC has been running a segment called, “The Olympic Zone.” This segment has covered many athletes personal stories and their families sacrifices to develop an Olympic Athlete. Some families have even moved or split up, in order to comply with the idea of training in some, “special facility.” Uprooting a family, paying for professional coaches, trainers, housing, tutors and who knows what other expenses, is an enormous amount of time, energy and resources “pressing toward the goal” of an Olympic Medal. This could be one explanation why some parents can’t watch their son/daughters perform.
Just think how close we could be to our Lord if we invested just a fraction of that amount of time, energy and resources in perfecting our walk with Jesus. In Philippians 3:12-16, Paul reminds the Christians at Philippi that even he must continue to, “strive toward the mark of perfection in his walk with Jesus. Forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead.” (Phil. 3:13)
If the apostle Paul feels he must continue to strive toward the mark of perfection, how much more should we? What sacrifices can you make to get closer to Jesus?
The Truth
“I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” (Phil. 3:14)
