Inspiration from Scripture for Running and Racing

Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us.

Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it.

I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.

But those who wait on the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.

And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.

And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; and perseverance, character; and character, hope.

Therefore I run thus: not with uncertainty. Thus I fight: not as one who beats the air.

Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were called when you confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.

Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.

I will run the course of Your commandments, for You shall enlarge my heart.

Yet the righteous will hold to their ways, and those with clean hands will grow stronger.

Let your eyes look straight ahead; fix your gaze directly before you. Give careful thought to the paths for your feet and be steadfast in all your ways.

For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise.

For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.

In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.

He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man. The LORD takes pleasure in those who fear Him, in those who hope in His mercy.

For we walk by faith, not by sight.

Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the LORD!

Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.

When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, nor shall the flame scorch you.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.

But may the God of all grace, who called us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you.

If you faint in the day of adversity, your strength is small.

He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it.

And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men.

Now no chastening seems to be joyful for the present, but painful; nevertheless, afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

“Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it.”

You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You.

But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.

Running is not a destination; it's a journey.

Run when you can, walk if you have to, crawl if you must; just never give up.

The difference between a jogger and a runner is an entry blank.

The miracle isn't that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start.