As I get older, I find that running any distance from non activity is probably not profitable, unless there is an EMT just a few feet away. And no matter what our age, we have been told that we must first condition our bodies, do a little practice, before we take on running a race. As a Christian it is no different. For us to run the race that is set before us, we need to know why and how to run, then we need to practice the instruction we have been given, and then we can run the race. Too many times I have seen God's people trying to run the race and fall flat on their face. This message shows us, from God's Word, just how to run the race.