FINISH STRONG

1. I had a dream this morning that there were a lot of us running a race. There was a first group that were further along than us.

Many of us in the second group fell behind due to unforseen circumstances such as mishaps, falls, distractions, hindrances, etc.

However, many of us got our second wind and began to run hard and fast to catch up to the first crowd to win the race, never looking back. And I woke up. As I pondered dream, the scripture below, came to mind…

1 Corinthians 9:24-27.
In a race everyone runs, but only one person gets first prize. So run your race to win. To win the contest you must deny yourselves many things that would keep you from doing your best.

An athlete goes to all this trouble just to win a blue ribbon or a silver cup, but we do it for a heavenly reward that never disappears. So I run straight to the goal with purpose in every step. I fight to win. I’m not just shadow-boxing or playing around.

Like an athlete I punish my body, treating it roughly, training it to do what it should, not what it wants to. Otherwise I fear that after enlisting others for the race, I myself might be declared unfit and ordered to stand aside. (1 Corinthians 9:24-27 TLB)

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