Run your race

“Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.” (1 Corinthians 9:24)



Many times we find ourselves comparing our lives with other people. How come she got married and I didn’t. How come they bought a better house than ours? How come he has the latest car and I don’t.  While it’s always good to know where you are in relation to your peers, make sure you understand that you are not them, you have your own race to run.

Success is not measured by other people’s results but against your own goals. After executing your 5year plan, where are you now? According to the opening scripture the objective of running the race is so that you obtain the prize hence “…therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight, not as one that beateth the air:”(1 Corinthians 9:26)

It is sad to see how many young people out there are going through this gift of life aimlessly with no goals and no plans. They have the “I will just take life as it comes” attitude. Some want it all, the good life, the mansion, the luxury yacht with their name on the side, but have no plan of how to get there. They think they are going to wake up with a multi-billion dollar corporation to their name from out-of-the-blue. Remember, if you fail to plan you plan to fail. There are two things that happen in life, its either you happen or life happens to you.

You need to take action, chase those dreams. Its not much about  talent or other such attributes as explained in Ecclesiastes 9:11which says, “I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.” See that, take hold of all those opportunities around you and make the most out of them.  

Soon or later you will obtain the prize and speak like Paul when he said, “I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith.” Ref to2 Timothy 4:7

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Everything is working for your good

RainbowAnd we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. (Romans 8:28)

In the last blog post “Keep at it” we talked about stick-ability and endurance. No matter how the going gets tough you need to endure. Why? As long as you are acting in line with God’s word, everything will work together for your good.

Many times we give up at the first site of a roadblock during our quest for success. The bank refuses your start-up loan application and all of a sudden you feel maybe it wasn’t that good a business idea anyway then you give up. You toss that business plan in the nearest bin and someone passing by picks it up and sees an opportunity, approaches a few people and implements your business idea. A few years down the line the business has grown and this person is receiving awards for it. Had you not given up you would have been the genius here.

Some of these challenges we face in our daily walk are just to test our patience. Remember successful people are the ones who make a decision to pursue a certain course and see it through. Romans 5:3-5 explains it well: “…knowing that tribulation worketh patience; And patience, experience; and experience, hope: And hope maketh not ashamed…” When you put your trust in God as you patiently endure hardship, He will surely come through for you. Be like David when he said, “Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.” (Psalms 27:3) He knew who His God was.

The Loan application refusal might sound like a trivial matter to most. You might be thinking, “I have a bigger problem, I am the bread winner but I just lost my job,” or maybe “I do not have enough money for my final year of university” or “my marriage is on the rocks”. Well I have news for you. The bible in 2 Corinthians 4:17 assures you that these challenges are for a moment. They are actually getting you ready for a greater glory that lies ahead.

In conclusion, though we often suffer, we are never crushed. Even when we do not know what to do, we never give up. In times of trouble, God is with us, and when we are knocked down, we get up again. Ref 2Corinthains 4:8. Do not give up.Winking smile

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