October 13, 2010

  • The Race

    We've all got a race to run.  God has a race for you to run!  What a challenging and exciting thought—God has given me a race to run. God has designed a purpose for my life—a purpose that I can discover and fulfill.

    We can run with the power of the Holy Spirit in our lives - energizing, strengthening, and filling us with joy.  It's like running with the wind behind us!  Or we can run in our own power - into the wind, fighting the wind. 

    It is a marathon—not a sprint.  It begins the moment you receive Christ, and it lasts until you die or Christ returns.  The key is not how fast you start the race, but how consistently you run.

    Are you weary and thinking about quitting?  Stay in!  Are you thinking about taking a detour?  Keep going straight ahead!  Run the race!

    "...let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us."  Hebrews 12:1