If there’s one thing that Sonic, Sega’s mascot, has become known for over the years it’s that no matter where he is going, he’s gotta go FAST. Speed is the name of his game, and moving at supersonic speed isn’t just his favorite thing to do… it’s the only way to play his game and win. The timer at the top of the screen never stops ticking down, so speeding through each level is simply part of the strategy… and that means running past things that only serve to slow him down or fail to contribute to his goals. Each level is filled with items designed to distract Sonic and halt his momentum, but he always has the finish line at the front of his mind. His gift of super speed doesn’t just help him to run fast, it keeps him focused exclusively on what matters most.

Perhaps more than ever before, our world is filled with time-draining distractions… and if we aren’t careful, we can lose sight of the entire purpose of the race that we are running and become consumed by their flashing lights that call for our attention. As followers of Christ, we are called to run our race and set aside anything that hinders our journey… not necessarily because they are bad, but because running with a purpose means we can’t afford for them to slow us down. Let’s fix our eyes on the prize that is Christ… and everything else will find its place.

Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12:1-2

Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it. And everyone who competes for the prize is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a perishable crown, but we for an imperishable crown. Therefore I run thus: not with uncertainty. Thus I fight: not as one who beats the air. But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified. 1 Corinthians 9:24-27

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