So the Olympics have been over for a while, but I wanted to draw one last parallel between the Olympics and God. This is an idea that was first brought up by Pastor Pete up here in Charlottesville at CFA.
Pastor Pete proposed a question to everyone. It was one that he thought of after seeing a commercial advertising the Olympics. You probably saw it at least once. It showed images with the voices of athletes in the background saying things such as, "I haven't watched TV in a year." Rather than doing many of the things that we commonly do everyday, they are out training. They are working hours upon hours to achieve the ultimate goal, a gold medal.
With that said, Pete proposed a question. Why aren't we as committed for God as they are for the gold. They are going for something that is temporary. You can't take your gold medal or your legacy with you when you die. The fact of the matter is that this life is temporary. Scripture tells us to store our treasures in Heaven and not on this earth. You might ask how exactly do we do this. We do this by living by the scriptures and living for God. It's all about dying to ourselves and our desires. What would happen if we devoted as much time to God and reaching the world as the Olympic athletes do to win the gold?
Although I have so much more to say on this topic, I don't really know how to express it in words. Just think about all that could be accomplished if we died to ourselves to achieve the ultimate goal, God's goal.
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