Finishing the race 

“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith” (2 Timothy 4:7).

I worked in child development for more than 29 years. In 2013 my employer sold the business. I stayed with the new owner. Almost everything changed. I was the cook, and my tasks were becoming more difficult. My stress level was 100 percent. I knew several years ago I could retire early at age 60 and start collecting my deceased husband’s social security. During this timeframe, my pastor preached a sermon on this verse. I then knew I could survive those two long years. On May 20, 2015, my day of retirement, I won the fight, finished the race and kept my faith. I know God gave me the strength to reach my retirement day.

How have you finished the race?

Deb Rogers, member, Christ Lutheran Church, Marietta, Georgia, shares her favorite Bible verse in the March 2018 issue of Gather magazine.
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