From the DVD “The Distance: A Triathlete’s Journey” … Before you make it to the finish, you have to make it to the start.
My son is a tri-athlete, so I have a sense for what this quote stands for. If you are serious about doing a triathlon, you must be fully committed to it because it is a very long process of training to “make it to the start” … it is not for the faint of heart or inner will. It takes focus and dedication and sacrifice. This is a serious race.
But the quote makes me think too of our relationship with Christ. If we don’t fully commit to it, and use prayer as our training ground, we may not “make it to the finish” with Him. Prayer is an every day activity, an every day practice that brings us closer to our goal. And that goal is forever. This too is a serious race.
Today I pray that I can continue to build my stamina with Jesus through the practice of personal prayer, because I will never know when I will reach my own finish line. I would love to have Him there.
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