![]() ![]() You’ve experienced making some bad choices and worse decisions. Maybe that’s a picture of you, or it’s going to be a picture of you because you’ve messed up. Paul Hamm messed up, but he didn’t give up! He fell down, but he didn’t stay down! And Neither Should You! Then he heard his coach screaming, “ Olympic champion!” The gold medal was his! At first, he didn’t know what that meant in terms of a medal. It was a nearly perfect performance with a solid landing at the end. Paul took a deep breath and he began to move powerfully through the air with a routine that was filled with technical challenges. After some moments of what he described as “ depression,” he decided to fight back with what would have to be the best two performances of his life, just to win the bronze! That gave him a disappointing 9.137 score that virtually doomed his chances for a first place finish. He made a lopsided landing and actually toppled into the judges’ tables. ![]() ![]() American Paul Hamm’s hopes for the gold medal seemed to come crashing down. And one of my absolute favorite lessons was the final event of the men’s gymnastics competition in the 2004 Athens Olympics. Truth is, I’m not a big fan of the Olympics, but every now and then I catch them and always manage to learn something from them ( either natural or spiritual). Micah 7:8, “My enemies, don’t be glad because of my troubles! I MAY HAVE FALLEN, BUT I WILL GET UP I may be sitting in the dark, but the Lord is my light.” (CEV) ![]()
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