I guess I feel obligated to comment on the Olympics. My daughter has really gotten into the Olympics this year. I have an ally to watch sports! At last. I know you’re all keeping up with Michael Phelps so I won’t comment.

But…did you see the 100 meter dash Saturday for the man to be named the “fastest man in the world?” The guy from Jamaica looked around him at about the 80 meter mark and noticed no one near him. He started beating his chest and actually slowed down for the last 10 - 15 meters. He still set the world record at 9.69 seconds. If he hadn’t started celebrating it would have been faster! Not only that I can never remember a hundred meter race where the winner was so far ahead others were not even in some of the camera shots. He won by 5 meters over his closest competitors. It was amazing.

During the interview he did not want to talk about any of the negatives. Why did you slow down? You could have been even faster? Do you think if _____________ was in the race would you have won so easily? He wouldn’t talk about any of that. I won, what else do you want.

So often we are like the commentators. We have this great victory and start questioning the results. We had 250 at Launch, but it could have been 300. We had a $10,000 offering but it should have been $15,000.  Do your best with what God has given you and don’t let the doubts and negative stuff that others pour on you stick. Praise God for His provision. He is enough.