You will be far down the road to success in life if you will look at life as a race. The Apostle Paul compared his life to a race. As he came to the end of his journey on earth, he said, "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." (2 Tim. 4:7)

Every morning when you get up you have several choices concerning your race. First of all, you can choose not to run. But if you don't run you can't win. Secondly, you can choose to run, but not run your best. If you don't run your best you're sure to lose. Thirdly, many people are running and they're running hard, but they're on the wrong track. But finally, you can choose to run and run your best. You will find then that the key to winning the race is to focus on the finish.

I read an incredible story just thi…