Hebrews 12:1; 1 Corinthians 9:24-27; Philippians 3:13-14; 2 Timothy 4:7; Hebrews 10:36

Hebrews 12:1

1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us,

1 Corinthians 9:24-27

24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners compete, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it.

25 Every athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable.

26 Well, I do not run aimlessly, I do not box as one beating the air;

27 but I pommel my body and subdue it, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified.

Philippians 3:13-14

13 Brethren, 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,

14 I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

2 Timothy 4:7

7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.

Hebrews 10:36

36 For you have need of endurance, so that you may do the will of God and receive what is promised.