Do you want to be successful? Work hard

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Inspired by the winter Olympics – and in particular the gold medal winners – the final Wednesday Words of Wisdom for February, asks a question, and then delivers the answer.

Do you want to be successful? Work hard. Although life is rarely simple and straightforward, that’s the answer. Likewise in our character and personal life, we have to work hard at improvement.

The passage of scripture this week comes from 1Corinthians 9:24-25, which tells us: “Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training…