Run The Race (NIV)

We have races for everything in America. Races for cancer, women’s rights, immigration and on and on. America is always racing for some cause. There is a race that is the most important race of all—run for Jesus! Yes, you read it right. Run for Jesus—the distance of your life on earth, and eternal life with Christ in Heaven. (Read John chapter 14.) How does one run for Jesus? Well, run against abortion, run against evil enemies, etc. Run for the cure for ebola, run for our freedoms—speech, religion, press, worship, etc. I’ve spent my life running for Christian principles. Do you want to know a good prescription for a great life? You need to read the book of Proverbs in the Holy Bible. This book is the great prescription for abundant life on planet earth. Try it! I love Proverbs 3:5-6—“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.” What better way to race the “race of life” than given to us in Proverbs 3:5-6? About the author: Addie Anderson is the wife of Dr. Bill Anderson. She has four children, fifteen grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. She graduated from Baylor University with a B.S. degree in Education.