IT’S OLYMPIC COMPETITION TIME AGAIN! For a couple of weeks we can watch as superb athletes from all over the globe gather in Vancouver, Canada to vie for medals. Up close and personal interviews reveal one common denominator that is necessary for success—effort!

Henry Aaron, one of baseball’s great home run hitters, did not reach his level of proficiency apart from hard work. In a chapter from a book about his personal and professional achievements, Aaron shared his six rules for success. They are worthy of consideration.

1. Trust God
2. Work hard
3. Treat others right
4. Keep the rules
5. Practice self-discipline
6. Give your best

He experienced the pain and pleasure which are a part of champions. God has His champions also---men and women who, in the face of seemingly insurmountable obstacles, pick up their tools of faith and begin to work. They understood that there is no triumph without toil, no winning without working.

When the exiled Jews who returned to rebuild Jerusalem were about the task of constructing the wall, they worked with a tool in one hand, a weapon in the other, and an eye to the distant hills.
Nehemiah encouraged them to put their trust in God who would fight for them when the enemy came in. Hence we have the marriage of faith and works. They finished the task because they had a will to work.

Remember, the best place to find a helping hand is at the end of your wrist! Give your best to God. He has already given His best for you.