You will not know how long the race lasts or where it will take you. There is only one requirement for entering this race: intense longing for union with Jesus. If you want to enter the race I promise you one thing: I will not only run it with you but at times I will even carry you. I desire for you to finish the race and win the prize. As long as you desire the prize then you will not fail.
Philippians 1:6 For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.