Real Life Challenges
The battles that count aren’t the ones for gold medals. The struggles within yourself–the invisible battles inside all of us–that’s where it’s at. (Jesse Owens, late gold medal Olympic runner)
Owens understood this premise As an African American competing in Nazi Germany, he fought racial discrimination just to compete and won his gold medals against all odds. The years of physical training, combined with the invisible battles he endured, prepared him to be a winner. His example helps us gain a better perspective on life as we realize hard times are for our good.
So prepare your minds for action and exercise self-control (1 Peter 1:13).