What so ever we set our mind to do can only be achieved, when we are focus and determined to, there is no way a man can be declared a winner when he has not finished a race.
To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven; a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to pluck what is planted, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to break down and a time to build up, a time to keep and a time to laugh; and a time to mourn , and a time to dance. I know that whatever God does, it shall be forever, nothing can be added to it and nothing taken from it. God does it that men should fear before Him, that which is has already been and what is to be has already been, and God requires an account of what is past.
In the Bible book of Ecclesiastes charpter number (7:8-9). And it says that, The end of a thing is better than the beginning I; the Patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit. Do not hasten in your spirit to be angry, for anger rest in the bosom of a fool. In every thing we set our mind to do, we must do it to achieve a result, for as many that involves themselves in a particular race cannot achieve a goal if they didn't run to the end or according to the rules. Jesus said in the Bible book of Luke charpter number (9:59-62). And it says, He said to another follow me, but he sai. "Lord let me first go and bury my father, Jesus said to him let the dead bury their own dead but you go and preach the kingdom of God. And another also, Lord I will follow you, but let me first go and bid farewell who are at my house," But Jesus said to him. No one having put his hand on the plow and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
On this Christianity race, is a no retreat no surrender type of race . The Bible says in the book of Hebrews (12:2-4). And it says that, Looking unto Jesus the author and the finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross despising the shame and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. For consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, lest you become weary and discoraged in your soul. You have not yet resisted to bloodshed, striving against sin. So my friends if Jesus can run the race and not stop on the way until He fulfill his mission here on earth, then, you running without stopping becomes a necessity, and not a choice, no man run a race and not finished it, such man can not have a crown.
Jesus said in the Bible book of Luke charpter number (9:23-26). And it says that, Then He said to them all, if any one desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily and follow Me, for whoever desires to save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will save it, For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world and is himself destroyed or lost ? For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words, of him the son of Man will be ashamed, when he comes in his own glory and in his Father's and of the holy angels. The word of God says that, A friend of this world is an enemy of God, and a friend of God is an enemy of the world, for a sinner is not a Christian and a Christma is not a sinner, because Jesus said, whosoever commit sin is of the devil, for the devil committed sin from the beginning.
Therefore we also, since are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us "RUN" with endurance the race that is set before us. Saint Paul the Apostle says something thing in the Bible book of 1 Corinthians charpter number (9:27). He says that, But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become a disqualified. When you are running a race you don't stop on the way, it will bring your failure, and every effort you have made will becomes a waste. Winners don't quit and quitters never win, keep on pressing ahead, no matter the storm, the one you are looking unto " JESUS" never faill, His grace is sufficient and is available at all time.
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 . And everyone who competes for the prize is temporate in all things, now they do it to obtain a perishable crown, but we for an in perishable crown. Therefore I run thus; not with uncertainty. Thus I fight not as one who beats the air. Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall. There is one thing I take very inpontant in the scripture, when Jesus said, what I see my Father do, that is what I do also. God solve "ARITHMETIC" in the Bible, and He says 1+1=2 and when Jesus came he solves His own, that says 10-1=0 . This is a great mystries which we cannot fathom, God said in his own, that husband and wife will become one, and Jesus said on his own that, out of the ten commandments if you faill one you have faill all. And since on our own we cannot this and become perfect, let us therefore depend on Him and his Spirit completely, only there we can run and not stop until we get there. God bless you for reading this my aticle and also don't forget that Jesus loves you, so do I thanks.
Yes. Actually we are all on a race. As far as we are still on this earth, then we are actually running a race and rest isn't permitted to us as Christians until we reach our final destination. Keep moving. Non-stop!!