God had called us to run in the path of his righteousness and he has given his grace, love and faith as driving factors to attain the destiny. This race is to run in such a way that you obtain it. And receive an imperishable crown from the heavenly father. Let us meditate more about this race.
But be the doers of the word and not just hearers of the word. For if anyone hearer of the word but not the doer of the word he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. (James 1:23) If we only hear and do not practice it, then it does not make any sense of a Christian. It will be more like a Church goer only. The kingdom of God is not seen and hence we need to practice the word always. As God is watching over us