1 Corinthians 9:24
After reading this verse from 1 Cor. 9 I knew right away what I was going to talk about. I was walking out of the locker room and it was hanging on the wall for everyone to see. Paul is the author of this book, and he was relating the verse as to runners in the Greek games as too how people should live their lives.
The first half of the first sentence "Do you know that in a race all the runners run" is a rhetorical question and makes the reader think. Everybody knows that all the runners run in a race, but most do not think about how they run. Running can mean many different meanings. To some it is a nice content pace or to others it is a full out sprint to be the best. He then follows up with the next sentence as to how everyone should run the race, "Run in such a way as to get the prize." Here Paul is telling people the only way to run: their hardest so they can get the prize. When Paul is saying this, he is using this statement as a metaphor to being a Christian, the only way to be a Christian is to live your life to the fullest for God. I use this quote not only for my Christian life, but for life in general. Anything I do in my life I try to complete it to my fullest ability; whether it being washing dishes, wrestling, homework, or even walking my dog. No matter what I do I try to do it my best.
"Do you know that in a practice participant practices, but only few get the prize? Practice in such a way as to become better to receive the prize.."
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