No Participation Medals in Heaven

God does not give out Participation Medals. Rev.22:12 Jesus brings rewards with him. 12 “Behold, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to everyone according to what he has done. Winners get rewards. Winners try. Winners live a life of discipline. Winners train and prepare. Winners live to win. They do whatever it takes. Whenever they fall, it is a learning experience. They are not down and out. They just get back up, no matter how many times they get knocked down. Winners don’t make excuses. They see miscues as part of the learning process to get better. Even when they perhaps lose because a referee or an official made a poor judgment call, they learn to not let the game come down to a bad call the next time. Winners do their best and respect other winners. They simply try to do the best they can with what they have. Much of our world is weaker today due to political correctness. We don’t want to hurt someone’s feelings. We are ruining our children at an early age. We have to give out participation ribbons or medals to the losers. Consequently, the lessons that used to be learned in healthy competitive sports has become more about what flavor Gatorade kids get after a game. It’s not about doing your best and trying to win. It’s about what snack the Team Mom made. This has spewed into Christian life as well. Listen, Jesus is coming back with rewards. And “...he will give to everyone according to what he/she has done.” You will be given a reward by the King of Kings when he returns, and it will be for doing your best. If you don’t get anything or much, it is because you stunk. You didn’t try. He won’t grade you against others. He will grade you on what you did with what you had. The “participation” ribbons and medals discourage athletes, young and old from doing their best. That is a shame! The Apostle Paul urges us to “run to win.” Jesus “endured the cross for the joy set before him.” Stop whining and making excuses and live the disciplined life to win.---I don't want to be empty-handed, and I won't be. You see, that is something we can control right now. Question: will there be anyone in heaven because of you? Get busy.