Military Missions have curious code names: Operation Overlord, Operation Rolling Thunder, Operation Red Dawn, Operation Urgent Fury, Operation Desert Storm, Operation Desert Fox, and there was one even code named Operation Wrath of God. The methodology for naming the campaigns is fascinating, even for fake missions like “operation mincemeat.” One of the more famous ones in recent history was named Operation Enduring Freedom launched in 2001. What if your mission was named Enduring Suffering? How many would sign up for that one? Or operation Enduring Patience? These missions don’t connote quick strikes or urgency. And many of us would rather cut short any suffering or trials than have to endure them. But we endure to the end. Paul wrote to run the race in such a way as to win the prize. And you don’t win anything if you quit. You don’t win for tapping out. Let’s dig in to our text.