A winning attitude

This morning I was catching up on the news and saw this headline: "Girl wins team title alone." Intrigued, I clicked on the link.

I read on to discover that Bonnie Richardson had won the Texas girls' high school state track title...by herself!

Bonnie was the only girl from her high school to qualify for the state meet, and she made it count. She scored 42 points and beat the second place team (which actually had more than one student) by six points. What is even more amazing is that her school doesn't even have a real track. (At this point, I am thinking we will see a Disney movie about this in the near future.)

I wonder what kind of drive and determination this young lady must have.

We aren't all built to be state track stars. I know I'm not. But we are each created and designed to be something great. A great learner. A great leader. A great speaker. A great servant. A great encourager. Each of us is created in the image of God to be a part of God's dream for this world.

Imagine if all of us who make a claim to be followers of Jesus would follow Him with the same determination that Bonnie displayed. We might not win medals or receive a lot of acclaim. But I believe we would receive a reward far better...the knowledge that we loved God and loved our neighbor. Then we will hear the words we all long to hear. "Well done, good and faithful servant!"

shine!
Jason