“And
everyone who competes for the prize
is temperate in all things. Now they do
it to obtain a perishable crown, but we for an imperishable crown.”
I automatically go back to the verses I’ve
held on to for some years now, so forgive me for writing it out again,
“Therefore we do not lose heart, though outwardly we are wasting away, yet
inwardly we are being renewed day by day, for our light and momentary troubles
are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix
our eyes, not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is
temporary and what is unseen is eternal.” – I Cor. 4:16-18
It shows me that while a race is
a good analogy to our running and walking this narrow path that Matthew 7:13-14
talks about. But, it’s flawed because the trophy that the runners win is one
that rusts, that gets bent, that can be lost or destroyed, or melted down. But
we receive an imperishable crown – an eternal reward, and the things we will
receive mean so so SO much more.
Today, I will keep my eyes fixed
on the eternal reward, and ask the Lord to provide strength for me when I’m
tired, and to give me the courage to do what I am NOT looking forward to, and
hopefully without crying.
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