Run Your Best Race - By Esther Campbell

God has a plan for each one of us. Life is like a race that is marked out for us. A few years ago I started running small races, each time I run a race, God speaks to me through His word and encourages me to run the race that is set before me, especially when I wanted to give up.

1. I was always reminded that I can do this by God’s strength (Philippians 4:13).
2. Sometimes I needed to encourage myself in the Lord, how David encouraged himself in 1 Samuel 30:6. Also by the fellow believers around me who understand what kind of Christian race I am running (1 Thessalonians 5:11).
   
3. Constantly I needed to focus on the race and overcome all the stumbling blocks that was hindering me. And let go of the baggage that was heavy so that I can focus (Hebrews 12:1).
4. Most importantly I needed to finish the race strong because that is the goal that is set for me by the Lord. (1 Timothy 4:7)

We all have our own races to run, each one of our lives are different. Let us run this race with perseverance and do it with excellence so that the Lord our God will be glorified through our lives and we can be a testimony to others.