The Race
Monday, July 19, 2010, 09:12 AM
If you keep up with the Olympic you may recognize the name Mary Decker-Slaney. She was an Olympic runner that during the 80's compiled 36 American records and 17 world records.
In 1982, she was the fastest woman at every distance between the 800-meters and the 10,000-meters.
In 1982, she won the Sullivan Award as the best amateur athlete of the year.
However, Olympic medals have always eluded her.
During the 1976 Olympics she was sidelined by stress fractures in her legs. In 1980, she was not able to attend the Olympics when President Carter decided to boycott the games.
In 1984, during the 3,000-meter race in Los Angeles, when it appeared she might finally win a medal, as the race neared its end, she was tripped by Zola Budd from South Africa and fell on the track in pain. Her injuries kept her from being a featured performer in the 1988 and 1992 games.
If you can picture in your mind Mary Decker-Slaney being tripped by another runner, you get the idea of what Paul is saying. He says, "You did run well, but you have allowed someone to cut in on you and trip you up."
In the Galatians case, Paul was speaking of how they had allowed the Judiazers to pull them from grace back into the law, but the picture drives home the point.
Have you fallen out of the race? Have you been cut in on by someone or something and been tripped up in the race? Get up and get back in the race! There is still a race to finish!
JM
Monday, July 19, 2010, 07:22 PM
My heart just plummeted when I saw that woman trip her up, but maybe accidents do happen. I have a very dear friend who is in the "race for life" that's just started chemo. and will give it her best to race to the finish, She is a Christian and will finish this race with a healing down here or above and is thinking positively. She may not get to win the race like I want her to do BUT God's in control and He doesn't make mistakes and she's leaning on Him.Comments
