In It To Win It

The other day, I posted a Facebook status update.
It read, "Dallas is 'in it to win it'".
A friend commented how much they hate that phrase.
I guess, maybe, it's too generic.
Maybe it has become merely a cliche'


But then, I got to thinking: YES! I SHOULD BE IN IT TO WIN IT.


I Corinthians 9:24-27 tells us, "24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. 25 Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. 26 Therefore I do not run like a man running aimlessly; I do not fight like a man beating the air. 27 No, I beat my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize."


In other words, be "in it to win it".
(Now, Paul was speaking to the Church of Corinth here about a very specific principle with regard to preaching the Gospel, and with respect to the Word, I would never want to read the Bible out of context. )


However, I think this is an Eternal Principle of which I need to fully grab hold.
I cannot stand idly by and watch others claim the victory in the race to which I have been called.
I am not in this "life" to be an onlooker or a passive benchwarmer.
Each and every day, I must make the most of it.
I must prepare myself for the moment when Destiny calls.
I must run my race with passion, clarity, intensity and focus.
No more beating the air, but beating my body until it becomes the honed instrument it is designed to be, until it becomes ready to fulfill the purpose for which it has been created, and until it bends fully to the will of Him who has called me for such a time as this.
When I look back on my life from Eternity, I want to be able to say that I ran my race with victory in my heart.
I want to be able to say that I was "in it to win it!"
God, grant me the grace to run my race.