095 – If There Was a Spiritual Olympics, Would You Win a Gold Medal?
The Bible Speaks to You: Think, Pray, Love like Jesus
The Bible Speaks to You: Think, Pray, Love like Jesus
095 – If There Was a Spiritual Olympics, Would You Win a Gold Medal?
Aug 03, 2021 Episode 95
James Early

095 – What if there was a Spiritual Olympics?

What events would you enter?

As I was recording this episode, the 32nd Summer Olympiad is taking place in Tokyo. Have you gotten to watch many of the events?

I love the stories of hard work and determination. I love the dedication the athletes have for their sports. 

It's a good example for us. We need dedication and discipline to follow Christ in our daily lives.

Which prompts me to ask: What if there was a Spiritual Olympics?

Paul describes an event in what I am calling the spiritual Olympics. He wrote: "I want to know Christ and experience the might power that raised him from the dead....I press on to reach the end of the race  and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us." (Philippians 3:10, 14)

What are some others events in this "Spiritual Olympics"?

Take a fresh look at the Beatitudes, Matthew 5:3-12.

I have never thought of them as Olympic events until this podcast episode. But each one has a gold medal associated with it.

Imagine being poor in spirit or meek as events, as well as the other Beatitudes. 

It's not like the real Olympics where you compete with others and only one person or team get the gold medal (unless there's a tie, of course).

In the Spiritual Olympics, everyone who  participates is able to get a "gold medal.

Th e book of Hebrews talks about the race we are to run. "...let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith." Hebrews 12:1, 2

Which events in the spiritual Olympics will you win a Gold Medal in? You could do a sweep and get the gold medal in every event. It takes perseverance. It takes discipline. 

But the cool thing about the Spiritual Olympics is that they don’t just come around every four years. They’re every day. The more we discipline ourselves in these “events” they more often we will excel.

So, Let’s go for the Gold. Let’s strive to follow Christ, to hunger and thirst after righteousness, to be peacemakers, to be meek. In short, to think more like Christ, to act more like Christ, to b

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James Early, the Jesus Mindset Coach, is a Bible teacher, speaker, and podcaster. His focus is on getting back to the original Christianity of Jesus by embracing the mindset of Christ in daily life.