I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air: But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway. 1st Corinthians 9:26 The purpose of this book was to encourage those who have been beat down to the lowest levels of life; to help them to understand that no matter how far down you go, Jesus is there standing with you to pull you back up to where He knows you should be..
I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air: But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway