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Contact an : > online mentor, it's free and confidential: : > http://thelife.com/experience/talk-to-a-mentor/ : > : : > : "I can do everything through Him who gives me strength" Philippians 4:13 : > : : > : "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. Everyone who competes in : > the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will : > not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last forever." 1 : > Corinthians 9:24-27 : > : : > : When Romania's Tomescu-Dita crossed the finish line in the Beijing : > Olympics, she not only won the gold medal in the Women's Marathon, but, at : > 38, she became the oldest Olympian ever to do it, leaving 83 competitors : > in the dust. : > : : > : Tomescu-Dita led unchallenged for more than an hour, running alone for : > more than half of the race ? a remarkable achievement given the quality of : > the Beijing field. I watched her running along the grueling course that : > snaked through the streets of Beijing from Tiananmen Square to the Bird's : > Nest stadium. : > : : > : I watched her become energized when the stadium came into sight and then : > as she circled outside before entering the stadium, I was impressed with : > something the announcer said, declaring that entering the stadium of : > victory is "something that every marathoner looks forward to." : > : : > : Tomescu-Dita looked strong as she entered the National Stadium to a : > rousing ovation from the crowd of 60,000. The cheers reached a crescendo : > as she emerged from the tunnel entrance. : > : : > : I thought of a spiritual and Biblical parallel. Paul speaks (1 Cor. : > 9:24-27) of the ancient games where people ran to win a wreath that will : > not last, but that the Christian runs to win a crown that will last : > forever, life above with Jesus. Just as the marathoner looks to the : > stadium and finish line of victory, we as Christians look to the goal of : > victory through eternal unity with God in His heavenly kingdom and the : > heavenly crowd will cheer. : > : : > : Life is a race and the finish line is in the arena of victory in heaven. : > Luke expresses it in Acts 20:24: "However, I consider my life worth : > nothing to me, if only I may finish the race and complete the task the : > Lord Jesus has given me ? the task of testifying to the gospel of God's : > grace." : > : : > : Paul expresses it in Philippians 3:13-14: "Forgetting what is behind and : > straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the : > prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus." Now that's : > what I really call running for the gold. : > : : > : Questions: What "race" have you been running? 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