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Sample Daily Verse: US Open August 27, 2004

US OPEN MINISTRY: My first day on site at the US Open.  This morning I prepared materials in various languages that will be given to players.  This
includes Christian books, Bibles, and music CDs in Russian, Spanish, English, and German.  Thank you to Catalina for the credential.  God will bless you for
supporting the ministry that reaches out to you, as I know He is already doing.  In the afternoon, I spoke to a lot of players and coaches that I have built up
relationships with.  Went to bed at 7pm from the jeg lag from Hong Kong to New York and took phone calls from 10pm until midnight.  Worked on this message afterwards- Rev. Bob
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DAILY VERSE: "So I run straight to the goal with purpose in every step . . . " 1 Corinthians 9:26
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QUOTE OF THE DAY: Never let your head hang down, never sit and grieve; find another way.  And do not pray when it rains if you do not pray when the sun shines.
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STORY OF THE DAY: Whether you are in the world of sport or in the Kingdom of God, every winner has these qualities - study them carefully.

1.  Self-analysis - A winner is honest about his strengths and weaknesses.  Listen, "The Lord searches every heart . . . If you seek Him, He will be found by
you.”  (I Chronicles 28:9)  In God's presence, you will see yourself as you are, then as you can be.

2.  Focus - Champions live 'in the present.’  They refuse to let their body be one place while their mind is another.  People who live 'waiting for their ship
to come in,' get disappointed or die on the pier. Live where you are today, that is where God is!

3.  Confidence - Winners conquer anxiety by keeping their eyes on the goal.  As they reach each goal, their confidence increases.  Jude says, "But you dear
friends, build yourselves up.”  (Jude 20)  That is something you must do daily and only through prayer and the Word of God.

4.  Toughness - Champions give up the present, for the future.  They say 'no' to indulgence and 'yes' to discipline, because the prize is worth the sacrifice.
Paul says, "Like an athlete I punish my body treating it roughly, training it to do what it should, not what it wants to . . . " (1 Corinthians 9:27)

5.  Having a game plan - Champions know that talent's not enough, you have to have a plan and live by it. (Psalms 143:10)  Have you found God's plan for your
life yet?  Are you living by it?  Talk to Him about it - for it is the most important conversation you will have today.

Story credit: Bob Gass, (used with permission)

Please do feel free to forward this on to your friends or send us the email and we will send it directly to them.  You are welcome to use this message, please do
credit this ministry as it helps us get the message out about our work.

Rev. Bob Kraft