“Let us run the race with Endurance.” Hebrews 12:1

We first utter those words “I quit” as children when our friends picked on us, or the game we were playing ceased to flow in our favor. Yet, somehow, as we go through life those words are never really far from our lips. We may not actually utter them out loud, but we think them. Sometimes we act them out without verbalizing it. We “silently” check out of our relationships, our job performance, or as a parent. We simply abdicate our responsibilities by mentally stepping back and failing to engage. Paul encourages us to “run the race with endurance.”

You Can’t Win if You Don’t Finish

Jesus even says in Matthew 24:13, “he who endures to the end shall be saved.” In this passage Christ knew we would face trouble in this world, spiritual and otherwise. His encouragement to us is to endure! In all areas of life, endure. Especially in your faith! No matter what you are facing, endure! For Jesus also said to us in John 16:33, “In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world!” He is all you need.