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Today we are proud to share a chapter from The Power of Attitude by Mac Anderson. In honor of the Olympics, we would like to share a story about an athlete who did not win his event. However, he finished, despite great difficulty…and, as you’ll see, sometimes finishing against great adversity can be a bigger challenge than finishing first. Sometimes, true courage is revealed through completing the race.
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Please enjoy an inspiring story about Derrick Redmond.
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Olympic Torch
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The Derrick Redmond Story from
The Power of Attitude
by Mac Anderson
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August 1992. Derrick Redmond from Great Britain was favored to win the 400-meter race during the summer Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain, but as he powered around the backstretch his hamstring snapped. Derrick tried desperately to finish the race, but he still had half the distance to go. Because he couldn’t walk, he
Posted: under "A Slice Of Life", "Life is precious handle with PRAYER!", Inspirationals.
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Praying Wrong
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It had been seven months since our vehicle broke down.
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It went down on Christmas Eve. We had a shade tree mechanic
look at it and he gave us bad news: He thought it was going
to be expensive and needed to be done in the shop.
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We had no money to even have it looked at, so it sat for seven
months. We had to borrow vehicles from family members to make
it through.
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We prayed so hard for God to help us get the money to fix it
Feb 25 2010
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Today’s Message:
“The Boy and the Fish Sandwich”
By Bob Perks
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I don’t preach. I believe, but I can’t conveniently quote the
Bible when those words would come in handy. I can say
something and mention that I believe it’s ” in there somewhere.”
I even know where to look.
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It doesn’t make me less Christian, just lazy.
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Still, God uses me just the way I am. I understand that’s
how the Apostles got their jobs working for Him, too. He
took them “just the way they were.” So, there is hope
for you and I!
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Every so often I come across something that really strikes
me as incredibly significant. Something that I must share.
So, I struggle to inspire others with hopes that they, too,
will be overwhelmed by it.
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I have learned that no one is EVER as enthusiastic about
my ideas as I am. I saw a movie once that inspired me so
much that when I got out of my car I was literally jumping
in the air. Someone who saw me thought I won the lottery.
When I explained the movie to them they laughed at me.
I suddenly lost my enthusiasm.
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But this is significant.
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You may have heard about Jesus and the loaves and fish.
Great miracle! Terrific story.
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Feb 25 2010