Winning

Let's talk about competition and winning. You know it is important to always do your best, to work hard and try to win. It is fun and it is noble to come in first place.

We have had our share of winning in our family. It is exciting and the winner usually gets lots of attention. Then what?

The trophy sits on the shelf and we are on to the next event to try to win.

There is another accomplishment that is more important, therefore more fulfilling than coming in first place. It is what I call “Winning at Life”.

“Winning at Life” is smiling at people as you walk by. It is noticing if someone is hurting and offering to help. It is being humble. It is seeing that a job needs to be done and doing it. It is remembering a person's name and caring about what is important to them. It is letting someone else have the last piece of cake.

These are accomplishments that will have lasting value. The trophy will get thrown away, but the rewards for these actions and attitudes are so much more fulfilling. They are what God made us to for.