An athlete is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules. 2 Timothy 2: 5 (Epistle on the Third Saturday of the Souls) I have some very good news for you—God is more concerned with effort than with results! You are probably thinking, “How can that be?” Sometimes effort doesn’t yield results. Let me give you an example. Let’s say I prepare a meaningful sermon for Sunday, and a huge rainstorm hits on Sunday