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		Testing our convictions	Qualified What qualifies me to run? Decisions What life events make me want to run? Events How have my past failures and victories shaped the way I will run this race? Training What decisions have I made in my life that will ensure victory?
		Racing tests the strength of our convictions. We will endure only what we in the end really identify with. We can often test the depths of our convictions by examining how they were formed. Remember a good conviction is only as good as we hold onto it. This is why it is good to examine the circumstances that shaped or birthed that conviction. Sometime we are not dealing with true convictions at all. I think of the many people who are trying to escape a certain loneliness in life. They are trying to avoid something they presently don't like. Maybe by associating with a certain group or individual, they do not have that loneliness. To some degree that person might adopt the lifestyle of those around them - say they are church members. But they might not have adopted their convictions but only their behavior. A conviction is a belief that does not change with circumstances and trials of life. In this case, we will see one of three things happen: (1) Real convictions are born and the behavior becomes natural and desired. (2) No conviction is demanded from those around them so they stay there. (3) Their problem (of loneliness) is satisfied, and so they go on in life. We must see that problems can lead us to those who do not have the problem. They provide support. But if we do not adopt their convictions, then the trouble more than likely will come back at another time. The problem might be shaped differently, but the true source of the problem will again sprout forth difficulties in life. Let's go on then and see what it is that brings a person to gain those convictions.
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• Events - do I know the real reasons I am running?
We must think through what the key events are that got us interested in this race. We might think of moral defeats, challenge to be a godly leader, scared that you were almost caught. These events are what propelled you to run for moral purity. But they usually are not enough to bring us across the line. So we need to think through a bit more clearly how to adopt those goals that will help you succeed at this good and wonderful goal of sexual purity.
What are the key events that prompted you to run?
Any particular person? What about them attracted you?
Any particular goal? What do you want from the race?
Any thing you are trying to avoid by running?