We Still Have a Long Way to Go
“Keep running hard toward the finish line,” wrote St. Paul.
Too many stop before they get there. This is not for you.
Some think it’s too far and too much trouble. This is not for you.
A few don’t even bother to go to the starting line. This is clearly not for you.
“Keep running hard toward the finish line” is part of what St. Paul wrote to some friends. The entire couple of sentences that frame those words are
Brothers and sisters, I know
that I still have a long way to go.
But there is one thing I do:
I forget what is in the past
and try as hard as I can
to reach the goal before me.
I keep running hard toward the finish line
to get the prize that is mine
because God has called me
through Christ Jesus
to life up there in heaven.
Philippians 3:13,14 in The Easy-to-Read Version
It’s a marathon, not a sprint.
Like St. Paul says, we “still have a long way to go.” I choose to hear that as a promise.
By the grace of God, you and I can “Keep running hard toward the finish line” even today.
Especially today.
I love Paul’s advice of looking forward. I have a tendency to perseverate on things I have done in the past, which interferes with my ability to stay the course and make it to the finish line. Thanks for sharing this passage, Joe.
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Thank you, Jenny, for reading and commenting!
There’s a reason why the windshield’s big and the rearview mirror is small.
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