Each day, we run a race.
There is the race against time, shuffling children from school to practice and home for dinner and bed. Or cramming complex topics that should have been learned over the previous weeks in preparation for the final exam. It’s diploma time! And what about this race against ‘father time’. We methodically apply the latest anti-aging creams and schedule plastic surgery consultations. “A nip here, a tuck there. Then I will be content.”
Each day, we run a race.
We run for fame. We fun for beauty. We run for money and success. We are in fist-fighting competition to be the happiest, the best.
“Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; we do it to get a crown that will last forever. Therefore, I do not run like a man running aimlessly; I do not fight like a man beating the air. No, I beat my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.” I Corinthians 9:24-27
Which race are you running? Do you go into strict and monotonous dieting to attain the next smaller dress size? Do you beat your body aimlessly for the prospect of climbing the professional ladder? Run for a true and everlasting cause. The tangible will fade and disappear. We only get a single opportunity to live with intentional purpose. The race in which you run will become your mark in this world. How will you be remembered? What race will be your legacy?
Love wholly. Live fully. Rejoice daily.
Kels
