The bible is teaching us to get outside of our emotional thinking because it radically impacts the decisions we make! God's word tells us to think (v.3) consider & (v.5) have you forgotten. Back in (v. 3) we’re to recognize Jesus suffered blood shed and yet… continued to run faithfully. The race Metaphor introduce in (v.1c) is the focus here. Remember, race (Grk.) Ag-one’ = We get our English word agony from it. We’re to understand that a race IS demanding AND at times requires grueling effort!