It’s an amazing story with a silver lining. He was so many points ahead. All Matthew Emmons had to do was hit the target to win a gold medal in the 2004 Olympics. He did. Unfortunately to everyone’s horror, it was the wrong target. He didn’t even win the Bronze.
I have seen some very bright people apply their gifts toward a lifetime goal and achieve it. However, they failed to win happiness. The problem was they selected the wrong goal. They selected a career or fame or wealth but neglected their spiritual lives. A walk with Jesus is an amazing ingredient in one’s life that enables one to not only achieve life’s goals but to also maintain a truly abundant life because they properly prioritized their goals.
Jesus said it and it is true. “Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and all the rest will be added unto you.” Matthew 6:33. It seems so simple; it seems like it cannot be true. Yet the truth of it is played out in thousands of lives. Pick the right target and you get the gold.
As for Matthew Emmons? Well, he got something better than an Olympian Gold Medal. A Czech silver medallist named Katerina Kurkova came over to console him and in the summer of 2007 she became Mrs. Katerina Emmons.
Written by Roger Bothwell on August 11, 2008
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