Endeavoring every day to follow Jesus will sometimes feel impossible, even painful. Faith is not always a comfort; it is often demanding. Living your faith means never giving up but always surrendering-surrendering to Jesus Christ and the great purpose of God. To give us strength, Pastor John Van Pay retells the inspirational stories of twenty believers in the Bible who persisted, endured, and thrived in their faith by applying the fundamental principles of endurance running to the single most important journey—the journey to loving and following God.