Run With Endurance

“You, however, know all about my teaching, my way of life, my purpose, faith, patience, love, endurance” 2 Timothy 3:10

Most of the world’s top marathon runners come from an ethnic group, the Kalenjin, which represents 0.06% of the world’s population, and from a small town, Iten, which is located in Kenya’s Rift Valley and is known as the ‘city of the champions’.

This is not surprising since 8 of the 10 fastest long-distance runners in history are Kenyans.

And many of those champions are Christians.
Here’s what John Njoroge Miaka, who won the Madrid marathon in 2000 and the Valencia marathon in 2001, had to say:
“Kenya is not like Europe or America. Christianity holds us up. We expect miracles. Even runners who do not go to church carry small Bibles around with them and read their Bibles for inspiration. They trust in the God of the Bible”

In all that you do, run full out for Jesus Christ.

“Endurance is not just the ability to bear a hard thing, but to turn it into glory.” – William Barclay

“Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father?” – Hebrews 12:7