A TRUE INSPIRATION GO ON!

   I have been watching the Olympics on and off here and there, and for what I've seen Canada is doing great. But I have to tell you tonight, I cried with a "Woman Of Purpose" Joannie Rochettee. As most of you know her mother came to watch her skate at the 2010 Olympics but passed away suddenly on Sunday. This Woman Of Purpose had the  prize in mind when she traveled to Vancouver and was determined to go forward with the support of her dad and those surrounding her. I'm sure there was a question asked of Joannie, "can you go on?" I believe she answered, “yes I must.” The rest is now history as we all watched Joannie receiving her bronze medal. I don’t believe there was one dry eye. As she received her medal and the camera panned the audience I saw a banner that read “GO GO ON JOANNIE” It reminded me of something I read regarding Paul’s admonition in Philippians 3:13-14.

A missionary was laboring to teach his tribal people the meaning of this scripture. Several days after the lesson one of the students approached him and ask permission to read a poem he had written about the meaning of Paul’s words.

Go on, go on, go on, go on,

Go on, go on, go on.

Go on, go on, go on, go on,

Go on, go on, go on!

The writer goes on to say there were seven more identical stanzas to this poem. He really got the message down pat. (From Loving God With All Your Mind – Elizabeth George)

      If we are going to experience “Expansion” this year, then we must “Go On” no matter what. I think we've become soft and at the slightest sent of trouble we want to quit, but take it from Joannie, this is not the time or season to quit there is a race to win. I’m sure it was hard for Joannie, she loved her mother and thought of how she pushed her and encouraged her to be the best, and how much she loved and admired her. She skated with her mother on her heart. Her mother had to Go On as well, when her fiancé died tragically weeks before they were to be married. Joanne is here at the olympics because her mother made a decision to go on.

      Lets take some advice from those who have gone on before us. Corrie Ten Boom when suffered two strokes at age 86 that left her unable to walk  or barely able to speak she spent the rest of her life praying for others, pressing on to the end. 

Amy Carmichael a missionary to India had tough days but prayed "Father I'm not soaring today, help me." The answer was, Daughter, soaring is not always flying high above the world, sometimes one is soaring only two feet above the ground, just enough to keep you from getting tangled in the thorns and crashing against the rocks." (Elizabeth George - Loving God With All Your Mind)

      I could go on and on but I think you got the picture. There are others waiting for us at the crossroads of life, so we must like those before us, Go On, Women Of Purpose!!!!