I am reading a book on the “science of true toughness.” Reading through it, I find it amazing how much it aligns with Biblical principles. One line I underlined said, “stress clouds our ability to evaluate a situation or a problem accurately. Stress causes us to greatly overestimate the difficulty of what lies ahead of us and greatly underestimate our ability to conquer the problem. Philippians 4:6 says, “Be anxious for nothing, but pray about everything.” It goes on to say in verse 7 that if we do that, God will give us a fantastic peace. Prayer is not only the key to living a stress-free life, but James chapter 1 says that if we lack wisdom, we should pray for it and God will give us wisdom so we can solve problems and think accurately about any challenge that comes into our lives. Another prayer that God will always answer is requesting His strength to manage any situation. God’s peace, wisdom, and strength sound like the perfect formula for being tough so that we can run the race that God has set before us with endurance. The basic key to toughness is to pray a lot. “Little prayer = little toughness, no prayer = a wimpy life, much prayer = tough as nails.” You can do it if you pray. Running the race with endurance doesn’t mean gutting it out but making time for prayer.