On this episode of Andy Albright's MOVE podcast, Andy introduces Lamb's Chapel senior pastor Brian Biggers to talk about winning, why it is important that you are not scared and that you play to win in life.
The Bible says, "Run to win." Biggers was a high school track star in Charlotte, N.C. growing up. His specialty was 500 meters and he loved running, but he ran like he expected to win every single race. He didn't run to be running. He ran so that he could win and he ran with that intention. Not all his teammates cared that much. They were just there and it didn't bother them if they won or lost.
There are four races that we all run in life.
First, there's the race of integrity.
That means that you do the right thing all the time, whether you want to or not. If you have talent and you are gifted, you will get to the top. But, you can't stay there if you don't operate with integrity. When nobody is looking, you do the right thing period. Integrity is what keeps you at the top. If you don't have it, you will crash and burn.
You can build a great business and have all the money in the world, but if you don't have great character then it means nothing. If you don't win the race of character, you will lose it all one day.
Second, you have the race of relationships.
If you get rich, but don't have great relationships then you have lost at life. You might win in business, but if you don't have relationships with your friends and family then what good is it? You need people to share life with. It's about family. We all need three people in our life. You need a person who is ahead of you in life, and you need to be around a person like that. You need a person who is about your age and is about on pace with you in life. You need a person that is not where you are that is younger that you can encourage and cheer for. If you cross the finish line first by yourself, then you have lost. You need to cross the finish line of life with somebody else. You have to bring people with you or it means nothing. Life is all about relationships.
Third, you have the race of accomplishments and excellence.
We give too many trophies these days just for showing up and that's not right. You were made for more. You were created for greatness. Whatever you do in life should be done with all your might. Compete against yourself and be the best you can be. You want to accomplish something in life and it is not all about making money. Whatever you are, be the best at what you do.
You get one shot at life … that's it. When you realize you get one shot and you need to do your best all the time, then your life is forever changed. When you die, you don't take possessions with you.
Did you leave a legacy? Did you make an impact on people? Did you change the world for the better? Did you help people?
If you can say yes to all those things, then you have won at life. Find every possible way you can to help people. Run your race in an excellent way. Don't shoot for the minimum effort. Challenge yourself.
Four, there is the race of eternity.
When you die, there will be a test. You want to make sure that you are ready for that test when the time comes.
If you lose the race of integrity, relationships, excellence and the "big race" you will lose it all. How about running to win? Let's all run to win so that when the final test is in front of us, we will hear the good news that we made the most of what we were blessed with in our life.
