We have a race set before us. We are to run this race with perseverance. We often become discouraged in times of hardship; however, Hebrews tell us that what we will receive through this hardship will strengthen us. When we know that we are forever His and that everything that happens, good or bad, brings us closer to him. Jesus is on our side. Because of that, we can be encouraged in discipline. Run your race, with perseverance, and others will see that Jesus really is truth and light.