I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 2 Timothy 4:7
24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. 25 Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. 26 Therefore I do not run like someone running aimlessly; I do not fight like a boxer beating the air. 27 No, I strike a blow to my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize. 1 Corinthians 9:24-27
12 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. Hebrews 12:1
DID YOU KNOW THAT WHEN PAUL WAS ON EARTH - THE ANCIENT OLYMPIC GAMES HAD BEEN AROUND FOR OVER 700 years! IN GREECE IN OLYMPIA EVERY 4 YEARS RUNNING EVENTS - BOXING - WRESTLING - DISCUS - JAVELIN - LONG JUMP - CHARIOT RACES
