Welcome to Follow Him favorites. This is where John and I are sharing a single story to go with each week's lesson.

John, we're in sections 81 through 83 today. I want to point out a verse and share a story.

This is section 82, verse 19. Every man seeking the interest of his neighbor, not himself, of his neighbor, and doing all

things with an eye single to the glory of God. That verse made me think of a story, John. I think

you'll like it. It's December 2012. Kenyan athlete Abel Mutai was comfortably in the lead of a cross-country race.

In the final stages of the race, the seasoned athlete, he's won a medal at the Olympic Games, made a huge error.

Believing he had already crossed the finish line, he stopped running, several meters short.

He was confused by the signage around him and mistakenly thought he had won the race.

In second place, John was Ivan Fernandez, who had been some distance behind him in second place,

obviously was now catching up because he had stopped.

Realizing what was happening, Fernandez started shouting at Motai for him to continue running

and finish the race.

Mutai didn't understand what Fernandez was saying and Fernandez could have easily passed

him and taken the win.

Instead, Fernandez physically pushed him. He's like,

hey, you got to keep going. Wow. Mutai to victory ahead of him. After the race, here comes the

journalist. Why did you do that? Why did you let him win? Fernandez replied, I didn't let him win. He

was going to win. The journalist pushed, but you could have won. Fernandez replied, I didn't let him win. He was going to win. The journalist pushed, but you could

have won. Fernandez looked at him and replied, this is the part I want you to hear. What would have been the

merit in my victory? What would have been the honor of that medal? What would my mom think of that? He says, what would my mom think of that?

I didn't deserve to win.

I did what I had to do.

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