Winning At Life

-September 23, 2023-

Good morning, happy Friday,

“Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it.”

(1 Corinthians 9:24).

Paul was impressed by athletes and compared the Christian life with a race. Each one of us is in the race, in it to win it. We don’t compete in professional sports, but we compete at life, which is far more important. Our race is a marathon not a sprint. We can all win when we follow Jesus from the starting line to the finish line.

To win in life is relying on the Lord’s strength and help in the daily circumstances of life. There are challenges, hard times, and difficulties we must overcome. One of hardest races I ran in my life was in college when the coach asked me to run that 3,000 meter steeplechase. We needed the points for our track team and I took on the challenge. It was so hard. I had to circle the track, and jump over the barriers, including the water jump. By the time I finished, I was exhausted. There were only two of of us who ran it, so I came in second and scored a three points for the team.

Life also can be exhausting. We need endurance to keep going. To win at life, we must be good husbands or wives, good fathers and grandfathers, good neighbors, good friends, and good servants of the Lord. It takes commitment, dedication, patience, and self-control. Paul said in 2 Timothy 4:8, “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.”

Let us run to win, to give our all, to leave it all on the field. We may do a lot of things behind the scenes. Have a blessed day, running to win.

Looking to Jesus all the way to the finish line,

Dean