When The Going Gets Tough (2 Timothy 4:3-5)

One thing we did a lot in my family growing up was huddle round the TV on a Saturday night for a TV show called Gladiators. An entertaining show, where contestants faced off against 'gladiators' in a range of events designed to test speed, agility and strength. One of the most difficult, dramatic and important moments in the show is The Travellator.

At the end of the show, after several events, a final obstacle course has to be run by each contestant. This includes rope climbing, a zip wire, monkey bars, balance beams… and then finally the dreaded Travellator.

After numerous events, hours of work, when their knees are going and they have almost nothing left, they are presented with the final obstacle: a sprint finish, uphill, whilst the ground moves electronically backwards against them.

It is almost the end, but it is hard, and it takes an extra special push to get over the line.

Glory awaits on the other side, but they are required to dig very deep to get there...

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