Chronicles of Truth

The race is a marathon. Why should you give up now? The journey is far dear. I want to encourage people that are running the race faithfully, fighting the good fight of faith and holding on to the testimony of Christ they have received, that the Lord is for and with you. Don't gasp out now. Don't give up.  Those that run, do it to gain something. They pursue and strife to get what others also want. So giving up isn't a choice for them, but they must press the more. And Paul the apostle said:   You've all been to the sta­dium and seen the athletes race. Ev­eryone runs; one wins. Run to win. All good athletes train hard. They do it for a gold medal that tar­nishes and fades. You're af­ter one that's gold eternally.  I don't know about you, but I'm running hard for the fin­ish line. I'm giving it ev­ery­thing I've got. No sloppy living for me! I'm staying alert and in top con­dition .( 1 Corinthians 9:24-26; MSG) If everything is hard...