{"id":1236,"date":"2016-08-04T09:08:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-04T14:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/the-2016-rio-summer-olympics-are-upon-us\/"},"modified":"2019-02-18T10:07:03","modified_gmt":"2019-02-18T16:07:03","slug":"the-2016-rio-summer-olympics-are-upon-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/?p=1236","title":{"rendered":"The 2016 Rio Summer Olympics Are Upon Us"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I\u2019ve always loved watching the Olympics, so I\u2019m excited about the Opening Ceremonies this Friday night, followed by the games and events for the next two weeks. Whether we’re from the USA, Canada, or another country, we have one thing in common — it’s cheering for our \u201chome team\u201d! Regardless of nationality or country, seeing the sheer will and determination of those athletes who have staked their life upon winning at their sport, is so inspiring. <\/p>\n

I really enjoy watching the games, but even more so, hearing the stories of those athletes who were relentless in their training, making personal sacrifices and overcoming so many adverse circumstances just to get to the games.<\/p>\n

Nothing displays the drama of Olympic achievement like gymnastics. Okay, I\u2019ll admit \u2013 that\u2019s my favorite to watch. Seeing those young men and women who have devoted their lives to such a grueling sport, and considering how they are judged for perfection. Whew! I can\u2019t even imagine being on display like that. 7.5; 8.8; 9.8 \u2013 in a matter of minutes, their hours upon hours of uncompared devotion to their sport, comes down to a fraction of a point to win. <\/p>\n

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In the last Summer Olympics of 2012, we were introduced to, and fell in love with, 16-year old, Gabby Douglas \u2013 a spitfire, outspoken Christian witness of her faith, who went on to become the Best All Around Gymnastics Gold medalist. I’m excited that she’s back this year, as a 20-year old — competing again. Though she had put in the hard work and diligence, when she won in 2012, she didn\u2019t assume that it was just her skill that caused her to win. When a reporter asked \u201cHow do you feel?\u201d, Gabby said, “Being an Olympic Champion is definitely an amazing feeling, and I give all the glory to God. It’s a win-win situation. The glory goes up to Him — the blessings fall down on me!”<\/p>\n

I love that. Isn\u2019t that the way we should feel and then express it to others. As a Mom or Dad, if someone asks you \u201cHow do you feel?\u201d Or, as a student or careered achiever\u2026.\u201dHow do you feel?\u201d Shouldn\u2019t our response be like Gabby\u2019s \u201cBeing a Mom\/Dad\/student\/businessman\/teacher\/lawyer, etc., is an amazing feeling\u2026..AND I give God all the glory. It\u2019s a win-win situation. The glory goes up to Him \u2013 the blessings fall down on me!\u201d <\/p>\n

Whether we are pursuing gold medals or not, shouldn\u2019t we be giving everything we\u2019ve got in attitude, drive, determination and relentless pursuit to be the best God made us to be? Then I know for sure\u2026..one day, we we will be hearing \u201cWELL DONE, good and faithful servant, enter into my rest\u201d\u2026\u2026where there is a GOLD crown waiting for us at the FINISH LINE! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I\u2019ve always loved watching the Olympics, so I\u2019m excited about the Opening Ceremonies this Friday night, followed by the games and events for the next two weeks. Whether we’re from the USA, Canada, or another country, we have one thing in common — it’s cheering for our \u201chome team\u201d! Regardless of nationality or country, seeing…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[7695,3024,7696,7697,7698,7699,7700,7701,7702,3701,7703,7704,7705],"class_list":["post-1236","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-blessings-fall-down-on-me","tag-finish-line","tag-gabby-douglas","tag-gold-medal","tag-gold-medalist","tag-gymnastics","tag-how-do-you-feel","tag-i-give-god-all-the-glory","tag-olympic-champion","tag-olympics","tag-rio-2016","tag-summer-olympics","tag-win-win"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1236","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1236"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1236\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5499,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1236\/revisions\/5499"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1236"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1236"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1236"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}