(Article first published as A Lesson of Sorts for Lance Armstrong on Technorati)
I am sure that many of you watched at least a part of Oprah Winfrey’s interview with Lance Armstrong last night. I must admit I was
thinking we would be strung along in the interview until we got near the end before
we heard Lance’s confession. But that’s not how it was. In the first few
minutes of the interview, Lance admitted to the things he had adamantly denied
for years: blood doping, testosterone, EPO, and other performance-enhancing
drugs.
So there you go. After all those years of passionately lying
against the truth and the reports of serious threats or attacks made against
other athletes who moved to expose him, Lance admitted that he was the ruthless
competitor he was being portrayed as.As you know, the once highly-celebrated cycling champ has already been disgraced, having been stripped of all seven Tour titles. So why then would he confess to such terrible lying and betrayal? He has to know that there are legal battles likely to follow. I do not believe that the ultimate cost of his confession is yet known. Why not continue living a lie and cut his losses? In fact, when Oprah asked him why now, he said he didn’t have a good answer.
But I believe that Lance is coming around to learning an important lesson. It is that, as the Bible says, “The truth shall make you free” (John 8:32). Perhaps you say, “But wait a minute; your take is premature. The jury is still out as to whether or not he will come totally clean.” True, that’s why I have entitled this post as “a lesson of sorts.”
Over the years, the truth had
been seriously mounting against Lance Armstrong. He vigorously fought against
this overwhelming burden, even going on the attack against those who said they
had witnessed him partaking of banned substances. But there is a limit to how long
the human soul can live a big lie, and Lance—by his own confession—had been
definitely living a big lie. “I view this situation as one big lie that I
repeated a lot,” he said to Oprah.
Copyright © 2013 by Frank King.
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4 comments:
Hi Frank,
How are you? I haven't blogged in six months!
Yes I watched the Oprah interview. Very intriguing. I just finished writing a blog post about Lance. Come on over and visit when you get a moment.
Yes Lance was ruthless. I couldn't help but think about what God's word says about pride and reaping and sowing when I watched the interview. God's word is truth. God will not be mocked. What has happened to Lance is exactly what God's Word says. I discuss this in my post. Take care.
Judy
Good for him! It's terrible to live a pretentious life. The truth is indeed liberating.
On a different note, I have nominated you for the Liebster award. See my post on it to see the rules and all.
Judy, thanks for reading and for your comment. I enjoyed reading your post on Lance's fall. I left my comment on your page.
Nuru,
Thanks for the nomination. I did go to your page and read the rules for participation. Sorry, but I will pass on participating. The gospel ministry, including my preaching obligations, blogging, and podcasting, keep me extremely busy. I just don't have the time to do what would be required.
Blessings,
Frank King
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