Word for the Week

Eyes on the prize!

Week beginning: 12th June, 2022 | By Jane Allen | LCF International Ministry Associate

Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

Philippians 3:12-14 (ESV)

When I was younger, I ran the 100m sprint at a local club. Foregoing longer distances out of laziness, a straight sprint is simple: you keep your eyes on the finish line and run as fast as you can. But is the Christian life a straight sprint? Often i