Strike A Blow - 1 Corinthians 9:27-27

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. 
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. 
Therefore I do not run like someone running aimlessly; 
I do not fight like a boxer beating the air. 
No, I strike a blow to my body and make it my slave so
that after I have preached to others,
I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.

I Corinthians 9:27-29 NIV

You cannot have a positive life with a negative mind. 

How can we truly win in life?

• Identify the thoughts that hold you back. Negative thoughts and beliefs drag us down. They also will lead us astray. Paul tells us to not let our feelings rule our decisions. We need to bring them into submission and look for the positive, life-giving truths for direction. 
• Speak those truths out loud so that false beliefs and fickle feelings can be demolished. 

Paul equates our lives to a race. One we must run like a champion. We've been called to a greater purpose in this life. Let us run true and strike a blow to the things that hinder us. 

And never forget, we do not have to run alone.