My salvation was a free gift. I didn't have to work for it and it's better than any gold medal that I've ever won.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Salvation and Christ's love is a gift. You don't earn it. You've got to receive that gift.
It's insane to have won all those things - not possible. But what I love is learning, which never stops and is nothing to do with the medals you've won.
The only medal that I am certain I deserved is the Purple Heart.
It's about never giving up until your hand is on the wall. I think people who get complacent, who think that they are in front, a sloppy touch, can cost you that elusive medal, just as much as the people who are gunning for you. If you believe you can get there right to the very end, miracles do happen.
Trophies and medals have never meant much to me. I've had amazing experiences, which let you feel like you've accomplished something.
Salvation cannot be bought with the currency of obedience; it is purchased by the blood of the Son of God. Thinking that we can trade our good works for salvation is like buying a plane ticket and then supposing we own the airline. Or thinking that after paying rent for our home, we now hold title to the entire planet earth.
If I win the gold medal, I will be set for the rest of my life. The medal itself doesn't give you anything, but it makes you a marketable item. You take it and see what you can do.
I was blessed with a long career where I won gold medals for myself and my country. Nothing stands out as a disappointment.
My goal was never to win awards. Mine was let me get to a place where I don't have to work. I don't have to do anything I don't want to.
I know it won't be eight medals again. If you want to compare me to that, that's your decision, not mine. I'm going out there to try to accomplish the things that I have in my mind and in my heart.
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