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Run Your Race

In the marathon of leadership, faith, purpose, and perseverance are your guiding forces. Hebrews 12:1 offers a timeless strategy: identify what hinders you and choose to let it go. Remember, you're not running alone; history and a legion of past leaders cheer you on, urging you to embrace resilience and run your unique race.

Hebrews 12:1

“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us,”

George B. Thomas
George B. Thomas
Run Your Race

Life is not a straight sprint down an open track. It’s a marathon filled with unexpected detours, hills that burn your lungs, and stretches where your legs feel like concrete. In Hebrews 12:1, we’re given a picture that transcends time and culture: faith, purpose, and perseverance are a race. And like any great runner, we must decide what to carry and what to leave behind.

This isn’t just about spiritual endurance. It’s about how you live, lead, and work in the arenas of business and life. The verse becomes both a mirror and a roadmap.

Imagine standing at the starting line of a packed stadium. The roar you hear isn’t faceless noise; it’s Abraham, Moses, Esther, Rahab, and countless others who endured before you. Their lives are proof that ordinary people, with extraordinary faith, can run their race and finish.

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