“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.” 1 Corinthians 9:24
Do you ever catch yourself completely caught up in sports? When it’s your favorite team playing, sometimes everything around you can become invisible. While it’s great to support your team, we can’t forget what is important in our lives. You might be the star athlete on the track team or the baseball team’s biggest fan. Yet that connection should not come before your relationship with God.
When true discouragement comes in life—real problems that go beyond how a sports team is doing, God will be there to help. He can build you up and encourage you in ways that others cannot. He is not fickle like fans who give up on their team, or coaches who berate their players.
All the hard work we put into sports should never be greater than the effort we pour into serving in God’s Kingdom.
All the hard work we put into sports should never be greater than the effort we pour into serving in God’s Kingdom.
After all, we are gunning for the ultimate prize. The feeling of accomplishment and excitement after your favorite team wins the biggest game of the year is nothing compared to the everlasting riches in heaven.
—Natalie Creech
God is the only race organizer who expects everybody to win and prepared the prize for every race participant.
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