Direct Answer
Daniel's answer is to take the way of escape God provides: repent, get up, start running again, and stay on the course with God's people. The key thing in the story is that the runner did not quit.
Support from the Message
- Daniel's father-in-law had not trained for long distances and took long pauses where he could have said he was done, yet he crossed the finish line. - A lot of people that day did not finish. - Daniel still calls us to train well, discipline ourselves, and stay far from temptations that pull us toward quitting. - When we stumble, the answer is never to decide that we might as well quit. - God is faithful and provides a way of escape, and we do not run this race alone.
Discussion Follow-up
The transcript does not list specific habits or relationships. Who are the people who would notice if you began walking off the course, and what would you ask them to do?