Paul tells Timothy in his letter, "I have finished well." To finish our races well, we train through Run for God/Red Sea Fitness or other running plans. Youth pastor Jim Chapman, author of Finishing Well, says to honor God's gifts he has given us to manage, such as our body - God's Holy Temple, we train just like we do for a race. (Remember, your body is His and you are only the manager of that body while you are here on Earth. How well have we managed His Holy Temple?)
Training involves stretching in your warm up, cool down, and many times in the middle of a long run. In the same way, we need to train for our race through life. We should be stretching our faith by speaking encouragement not only to ourselves but our brothers and sisters in Christ. We stretch our faith by waiting for God's timing, not our own. In addition, pastor Kyle Idleman, author of Not A Fan, says we have to committ to our race in EVERY AREA of our life to be a true follower of Christ. Jesus wants us to follow Him all the time, not just some of the time. This requires training; it requires you to stretch your faith throughout your race of life.
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