Do you run to win?
Recently the Town of East Hartford sent me a memo to remind me of the annual Hartford marathon. The event is schedule for October, 12, 2013, and as usual all side streets along the marathon route will be close to vehicular traffic.
I am not a participant in the Hartford marathon, but the memo reminds me that I am an active participant in another event.. It is called the Christian race; which in itself is a marathon.
Not everyone who competes in the Hartford marathon or any other marathon runs to win. The competition is very stiff, and there is usually only one grand prize for one winner.
Unlike an athletic marathon, everyone who participates in the Christian race is a potential a winner. Nevertheless, the haunting question is: Do you run to win? Like the athletic marathon, many people who jump in the Christian race do not run to win. These are people who seek short-term results, such as notoriety, enhance credibility and sometimes a mate.
The Christian race is a lifelong activity. There are no short-term results. Over the course of your journey, you will encounter many bumps, sharp turns and steep climbs, trials, and tribulation. But if you run the race with patience and endure to the end as the beloved apostle advised you to, you will receive the greatest grand prize–life.
The writer of the Hebrews sums it up this way: “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us” (Hebrews 12:1).
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Thanks so much for the love, brother Benjamin. May the God Lord continue to bless your heart.
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Thanks for the love, my friend. God blesses.
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“I press toward the mark” . . . and the best thing? Apart from having help and all I need along the way, I am GUARANTEED of reaching my goal and winning the prize . . . but ALL the glory and honour is to the One who makes it possible, for of myself I couldn’t even get started.
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Hello Angela! It is always a pleasure to hear from you. Your words of encouragement are greatly appreciated. You never cease to put God at the center of your comments, and there is always positive energy beaming through your words.
Thanks so much for your continued support. God blesses.
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