This is Strange

For the last couple of days I have been reading about a very interesting man. What make this guy so interesting is that he is a double amputee but he is also an athlete, yep you read right, he is a runner. He is able to compete because he wears prosthetic racing legs called "Cheetah Blades." Because of this he has earned the nickname the "Blade Runner." He's so good that he was a gold medalist in 2004 at the ParaOlympic games in Athens, and at the South African National Championships last year he finished second in the 400 meters, but get this he was running against able-bodied runners. Anyway, now the IAAF has ruled that this guy is ineligible to compete in the Beijing Olympics because according to them the prosthetic racing legs give him a clear competitive advantage. Wow that is in credible. I mean what are the odds that a double amputee could actually have an "unfair" advantage in a sport such as running? What are the odds that a man can loose both of his legs, yet have the will and mental toughness to become a champion runner who is actually good enough to compete in the Olympics? These questions make me think of the verse in the book of the prophet Jeremiah which says: "For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." (Jeremiah 29:11). So what we may think that is a coincidence or an unfair advantage is simply what the Lord has intended for us all along.