"Therefore, since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily ensnares us. Let us run with endurance the race that lies before us, keeping our eyes on Jesus, the source and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that lay before Him endured a cross and despised the shame and has sat down at the right hand of God's throne."
- Hebrews 12:1-2
It can be so difficult to keep our eyes on Jesus when we are focused on the endurance part of our run. So let us focus instead on the joy that lay before us, an eternity in glory with Jesus Christ. Only when we are madly consumed with the pursuit of this joy will we cast off our weights and sins to run full force.