There is no feeling like doing something well. Now, there aren't many things that I do well, or ever did well, but I do know the feeling. And, if you are not boasting or bragging or holding it over someone that you are better than him/her, it's a great feeling to perform at your best.
I like competition, probably more than most. I like the challenge, the opportunity to work towards a goal. I like team competition. I have played on some really bad teams that had a lot of challenges, and I have played on some really good teams that I was definitely the weak link. Maybe that's why the bad teams were so bad, me.
Anyway, today's word is Galatians 6:4, NLT, which reminds us that the competition is with our own self to do our very best: "Pay careful attention to your own work, for then you will get the satisfaction of a job well done, and you don't need to compare yourself to anyone else."
Maybe the reason I like competition some much is that it challenges me to be at my best. If you are ever going to be good at anything, you have to work and practice and put in the time to become better. It is in the competition that I find the challenge, the motivation to work harder in order to become better at whatever the competition is.
Does the extra work, the extra effort, the extra time mean that I will eventually be the best at whatever the competition is? No. It does mean, however, that if I keep working at it, I can be the best at that competition that I can be. And, when you do your very best, you can take some satisfaction in a job well done.
Be Blessed,
Mickey T
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