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, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
–Hebrews 12:1-3 (NIV)–

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.
–1 Corinthians 9:24 (NIV)–

You were running a good race. Who cut in on you to keep you from obeying the truth? That kind of persuasion does not come from the one who calls you. “A little yeast works through the whole batch of dough.”
–Galatians 5:7-9 (NIV)–

Seek first his kingdom and his righteousness,
and all these things will be given to you as well.
–Matthew 6:33 (NIV)–

Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs. But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness.
–1 Timothy 6:9-11 (NIV)–

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WesleyGospel, “David Wilkerson: Pentecostal Evangelist and Pastor.”

David Wilkerson, Hey, Preach…You’re Comin’ Through! (Revell, 1968).

—. “What Happens to the Church When Preachers No Longer Preach Against Sin?”

—. “Running the Right Race.”

A. W. Tozer, The Pursuit of God (Wingspread, 1998).

Richard J. Foster, Celebration of Discipline (HarperOne, 2018).

Google A.I., “Top 50 Actors That Have Died In the Past 10 Years.” Reality check: all of these famous actors are no longer alive! Carl Weathers, Raquel Welch, Bob Saget, Sidney Poitier, Betty White, Sean Connery, Kirk Douglas, Max von Sydow, Luke Perry, Robert Duvall, Gene Hackman, Robert Redford, Val Kilmer, Martin Landau, Bill Paxton, Ray Liotta, Margot Kidder, Mary Tyler Moore, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Gene Wilder, and Chuck Norris.