God desires that every Christian should live a victorious life. He wants every Christian to achieve the goal of obtaining the crown of life at the end of his journey here on planet earth. The bible provides the sure guide for every Christian who intends to fulfill God’s desire him.

The Christian life is likened to a race. Form the time we come to know the lord through salvation in Jesus Christ to the time we go to be with him, we are like the athlete that must continue to train and exercise in other to be fit for the race. The athlete looks forward to obtaining a medal at the end of the race. The Christian on the other hand looks forward to obtaining a crown at the end of his Christian race. In both cases, discipline is required for victory. There are guidelines that athletes must observe in other not to be disqualified from the race. some of these guidelines are: being dressed in the recommended attire, not breaking tracks while one runs, not going ahead of the gun, and proper passing of the baton in the case of a relay race

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