As a Believer in Christ, I set out like the Apostle Paul admonished. I don’t go at it Half heartedly, but run with everything that is within in me. I give it my all, holding nothing back. For I see the trophy before me. The crown of everlasting life is in my view. Thus my running shall not have been in vain.
1 Cor. 25-27a BSB
…25 Everyone who competes in the games trains with strict discipline. They do it for a crown that is perishable, but we do it for a crown that is imperishable. 26 Therefore I do not run aimlessly; I do not fight like I am beating the air. 27 No, I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified.…