To God be the glory!

2012 Girls Track State Champs

Back in the spring, the Calvary Christian Academy Girls Track Team won the FHSAA District 1A State Title.  Emily Gale won the Pole Vault competition (her second state championship in as many years).  The 4X800 relay team and 4x400 relay team also won the state championship for the second year in a row.  All that success is quite an accomplishment, to which the coaching staff proclaimed as they lifted the trophy, "To God be the glory!"

Emily Gale

You hear that during interviews of Christian athletes or may see one point heavenward as they cross the finish line, but what does it mean to compete for the glory of God.  It's simple really, it means giving your best, doing something with all your heart (Col. 3:23), not for the praise of men, but for God.

Yes God, our Creator and heavenly Father, cares about how we compete, perform, study...  He wants commitment, discipline, and perseverance, not so we come out victorious every time, but that throughout the "race" our heart becomes more dependent on Him, our mind begins focusing on eternal rewards, and our mouth bestows praises to the Savior and Redeemer of the world, Jesus.