1Co 9:24	¶ Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.
	1Co 9:25	And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.
	1Co 9:26	I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:
	1Co 9:27	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. obtain KJV Translation Count — Total: 263x The KJV translates Strongs G2983 in the following manner: receive (133x), take (106x), have (3x), catch (3x), not tr (1x), misc (17x). Outline of Biblical Usage to take to take with the hand, lay hold of, any person or thing in order to use it to take up a thing to be carried to take upon one's self to take in order to carry away without the notion of violence, i,e to remove, take away to take what is one's own, to take to one's self, to make one's own to claim, procure, for one's self to associate with one's self as companion, attendant of that which when taken is not let go, to seize, to lay hold of, apprehend to take by craft (our catch, used of hunters, fisherman, etc.), to circumvent one by fraud to take to one's self, lay hold upon, take possession of, i.e. to appropriate to one's self catch at, reach after, strive to obtain to take a thing due, to collect, gather (tribute) to take to admit, receive to receive what is offered not to refuse or reject to receive a person, give him access to one's self, to regard any one's power, rank, external circumstances, and on that account to do some injustice or neglect something to take, to choose, select to take beginning, to prove anything, to make a trial of, to experience to receive (what is given), to gain, get, obtain, to get back Click for Synonyms Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend) λαμβάνω lambánō, lam-ban'-o; a prolonged form of a primary verb, which is use only as an alternate in certain tenses; to take (in very many applications, literally and figuratively (properly objective or active, to get hold of; whereas G1209 is rather subjective or passive, to have offered to one; while G138 is more violent, to seize or remove)):—accept, + be amazed, assay, attain, bring, × when I call, catch, come on (X unto), + forget, have, hold, obtain, receive (X after), take (away, up). to obtain oneness with my earthly father God taught me 1. meet with him one on one 2. be  a listener 3. ask God to teach me 4. try to go, "one step forward none back" 5. leave a lot of time in between this gives God time to do new things I found that in this important relationship I would take 2 steps forward and 3 steps back this was very frustrating so I mounted a prayer approach give lots of time of prayer go to the person as the LORD leads go one step forward and none back I would pray LORD what is that one step forward today this week 5 months from now Jas 1:19 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: this Is one of the most powerful truths in connecting to someone be a listener be broken be humble be teachable keep learning going one step forward included different responses to old hurts and damage those  hot button issues that keep coming up this takes a tremendous amount of God 's grace  and power LORD give me the serenity to accept things I can not change the courage to change things I can wisdom to know the difference each of us Is learning how to overcome sin Rom 6:1 ¶ What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? Rev 12:11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. run the race to receive the prize the prize Is oneness with God and others Phl 3:10 That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death; https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=RDpTTlSx6zXio&feature=player_detailpage&v=pTTlSx6zXio