Hi, I'm Jim Denison with Denison Forum, and this is the Daily Article for Friday, July 13, 2018.

While the globe is fixated on Sunday's World Cup final in Moscow between France and Croatia,

the world's largest annual sporting event is taking place more than 1,600 miles to the west.

According to organizers, 3.5 billion people in

190 countries tune in to watch the Tour de France each year. 12 million roadside spectators

will cheer the cyclists. Britain's Jurent Thomas is currently in second place, just three seconds

off the lead. Prior to 2012, a British cyclist had not won the race since its inception

in 1903. In the last six years, Great Britain has won the title five times. What explains their

extraordinary success? James Clear is an author, photographer, and weightlifter focused on habits and

decision-making. I read his email columns with

great profit. His latest article is titled, This Coach Improved Every Tiny Thing by 1%. And here's what

happened. He profiles Dave Brailsford, who took over the British cycling team in 2010. Brailsford calls

his approach the aggregation of marginal gains.

He began a strategy to seek a 1% improvement in everything his riders did, from nutrition

and their weekly training program to the ergonomics of the bike seat and the weight of the tires.

He focused on areas others overlooked, the pillow that offered the best sleep, the

most effective type of massage gel, the best way for riders to wash their hands to avoid infection

and so on. He believed that if his team would successfully execute this strategy, they would be in

position to win the Tour de France in five years. Well, he was wrong. They won it

in three years. God's purpose for his people, according to Romans 829, is that we be conformed

to the image of his son. His spirit is working to manifest Christ-likeness in every dimension of our

lives and will settle for nothing less. We often see sanctification as a

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