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Track fixed

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  1000 years ago there were many types of running race in Greece. One such race was torch race. They must run with a burning flame and when they complete the race the flame must still burn, otherwise they will lose. This can be compared with our life God has given in this world. We must run in the track fixed by God at the same time the fire of love, holiness, peace, goodness, patience, humility should not get extinguished, otherwise we will lose the race.

Rejoice in Hope

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  We often think that the absence of trouble is what happiness in life is. It’s erroneous. We are called to rejoice in hope, being patient in trouble. The shame and suffering Jesus experienced could not disturb His joy because of His patience and hope. We don’t find happiness by jumping out of difficult situations. The secret of happiness is to learn to accept the impossible, to do without the indispensable, and to bear the intolerable. Happiness comes when we stop wailing about the troubles we have, and offer thanks for all the troubles we don’t have! Though we weep at night, joy must come in the morning. We will miss happiness if we are not patient enough until sunrise. Life is a series of tunnels. No tunnel is without an exit. Impatience makes the time between entry and exit miserable. Believe that you will not sink in the middle. Folks who are impatient with others not only kill their own joy by irritation, but also that of others. We are to remember that we are made differen...

Second Wind

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  In marathon run while men are running for a long distance slowly they will be losing their strength and after sometime they will start receiving a new strength, they call it Second Wind.  After two hours of running glycogen will be totally converted into energy, so there won’t be any sugar in their body and they will feel like fainting.  In this situation they will receive a new energy from the fat in their body.  The energy they receive from sugar is being changed to the energy they receive from fat.  During this conversion time they should not give up and continue to run and be patient until the energy conversion is complete.  Thereby they will receive this new energy and new strength which is called second wind so that they can complete the race.  In our race towards inheriting the blessings kept by God for us we should not get tired and stop in the middle.   We must keep running with lot of patience and faith in God.   Then our loving...