A good way to train your body and your mind is to memorize scripture while running. Before you run,
take a piece of medical tape and write the scripture on the tape. Then place the tape on your arm. It helps you focus on something other than your running and you carry another piece of God's word in your heart for the day.
Below are scripture that I have found that can be encouraging for runners. Some are 'creative'. Others are powerful. I will update as I find more.
#1: 'No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him. (1 Corinthians 2:9)'
#2: (I am) 'like a champion, rejoicing to run his course' (Psalm 19:5b)
#3: 'A student is not above his teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like his teacher.' (Luke 6:40)
#4: 'The LORD will fulfill his purpose for me; your love, O LORD, endures forever— do not abandon the works of your hands.' (Psalm 138:8)
#5: 'For a long time now-to this very day-you have not deserted your brothers but have carried out the mission the Lord your God gave you.' (Joshua 22:3)
#6: 'The LORD said, "If as one people speaking the same language they have begun to do this, then nothing they plan to do will be impossible for them.' (Genesis 11:6)'
#7: '...anyone who comes to God must believe that He is and that He rewards those who diligently seek Him" (Heb.11:6)'
#8: 'I hold fast to your statutes, O Lord; do not let me be put to shame.' (Psalm 119:31)
#9: 'I run in the path of your commands, for you have set my heart free.' (Psalm 119:32)
#10: 'Come what may, I want to run.' (II Samuel 18:23a)
#11: 'Teach me, O Lord, to follow your decrees; then I will keep them to the end. (Psalm 119:33)
#12: 'Have nothing to do with godless myths and old wives tales, rather train yourself to be godly.' (I Timothy 4:7)
#13: 'For physical training has some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for the present life and the life to come. This is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance.' (I Timothy 4:8-9)
#14: 'He sends His command to the earth; His word runs swiftly.' (Psalm 147:15)
#15: 'I guide you in the way of wisdom and lead you along straight paths.' (Proverbs 4:11)
#16: 'When you walk, your steps will not be hampered; when you run, you will not stumble.' (Proverbs 4:12)
#17: 'Hold onto instruction, do not let it go; guard it well, for it is your life.' (Proverbs 4:13)
#18: 'The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and they are safe.' (Proverbs 18:10)
#19: 'Woe to those who rise early in the morning after their drinks, who stay up late at night until they are inflamed with wine.' (Isaiah 5:11)
#20: 'Even youths grow tired and weary, and young me stumble and fall;' (Isaiah 40:30)
#21: 'But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.' (Isaiah 40:31)
#22: 'Run for your lives. Become like a bush in the desert.' (Jeremiah 48:6)
#23: 'Give and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.' (Luke 6:38)
#24: 'Do you not know that in a race, all the runners run, but only one gets the prize. Run in such a way to get the prize.' (I Corinthians 9:24)
#25: 'Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last forever.' (I Corinthians 9:25)
#26: 'Therefore, I do not run like a man running aimlessly; I do not fight like a man beating the air.' (I Corinthians 9:26)
#27: 'No, I beat my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.' (I Corinthians 9:27)
#28: 'You were running a good race. Who cut in on you and kept you from obeying the truth?' (Galatians 5:7)
#29: 'Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great crowd of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders, and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverence the race marked out for us.' (Hebrews 12:1)
#30: 'Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.' (Hebrews 12:2)
#31: 'Consider Him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.' (Hebrews 12:3)
#32: 'Anyone who runs ahead and does not continue in the teaching in Christ does not have God; whoever continues in the teaching has both the Father and the Son.' (II John 1:9)
#33: 'No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it. (Hebrews 12:11)
#34: 'Then he opened the door and ran.' (II Kings 9:10b)
#35: 'For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.' (II Timothy 1:7)
#36: 'Endure hardship as discipline.' (Hebrews 12:7a)
#37: 'Look, here is a town near enough to run to, and it is small.' (Genesis 19:20a)
#38: 'For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.' (Ephesians 2:10)
#39: 'Teach me to do your will, for you are my God; may your good Spirit lead me on level ground.' (
Psalm 143:10)
#40: 'Open the door and run; (and) don’t delay!” (II Kings 9:3)
#41: As he looked out, he saw a man
running alone. (II Samuel 18:24)
#42: I wanted to be sure I was not
running and had not been running my race in vain. (Galatians 2:2)
#43: Anyone who runs ahead and does not
continue in the teaching of Christ does not have God; whoever continues in the
teaching has both the Father and the Son. (II John 1:9)
#44: My days are swifter than a runner;
they fly away without a glimpse of joy. (Job 9:25)
#45: The student is not above the
teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like their teacher. (Luke
6:40)
#46: Commit your actions to the Lord, and your plans will succeed. (Proverbs 16:3)
#47: I have not (yet) achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize... (Philippians 3:13)
#48:
Commit
your actions to the Lord, and your plans will succeed. Proverbs 16:3
