Be it in life, in running or in a relationship, going the distance requires courage and preparation... a lot of preparation that needs to be coupled with patience, tenacity, and endurance. Courage- for there might be unfamiliar paths to thread upon, unfamiliar things, character or traits that didn’t show up before that may come up along the way and patience to deal with all of these. To endure and to keep on moving even at times when you don’t want to go on, one has to have tenacity to remain on track. Enduring hardship (like waking up early or having the patience to wait) is a discipline which will later on bring the fruit of one’s labor. The motivation will always starts from within one’s own self and losing that “will to finish” the distance, then you lose sight of the end and all the joys that could possibly come from it. As my sister said, “Life has a lot of “huhus” but God will keep pouring on “hahas” so keep your sight on focus and pray, always pray…because when all else fails, He will be the one who will carry you through it all and He will be the one who will remain”.
