21 Days of Focused Prayer – Day 21
Mark 11:23; Romans 10:17; 12:3; Hebrews 12:1-2; James 1:2
Hebrews 12:1-2 (New Living Translation)
1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, 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. 2 We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. Because of the joy awaiting Him, He endured the cross, disregarding its shame. Now He is seated in the place of honor beside God’s throne.
I am not a runner, I’m not so sure that if someone pointed a gun at me I would run, however I used to ride a bicycle for long distances. In fact I used to ride over 200 miles a week and I even did the STP (Seattle to Portland) event in one day. In just over 13 hours I rode 200 miles on a bicycle. To be able to do an event like that it is all about only carrying what you need, making sure you are properly trained, your attitude is in the right place and you properly hydrate and eat along the way.
God has called us to run a marathon not a sprint to be able to endure life we need to make sure we have shed anything that may inhibit us; this could even include things that seem to be very good. We need to make sure we spend the “training” time in The Word, worship, and prayer to be able to endure. We must have the right attitude or heart. Finally we must make sure that everything we are putting into our bodies is edifying, that we are being fed regularly in the local church.
Life is a race but it is a long race, run to win.
Mark 11:23; Romans 10:17; 12:3; Hebrews 12:1-2; James 1:2
Hebrews 12:1-2 (New Living Translation)
1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, 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. 2 We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. Because of the joy awaiting Him, He endured the cross, disregarding its shame. Now He is seated in the place of honor beside God’s throne.
I am not a runner, I’m not so sure that if someone pointed a gun at me I would run, however I used to ride a bicycle for long distances. In fact I used to ride over 200 miles a week and I even did the STP (Seattle to Portland) event in one day. In just over 13 hours I rode 200 miles on a bicycle. To be able to do an event like that it is all about only carrying what you need, making sure you are properly trained, your attitude is in the right place and you properly hydrate and eat along the way.
God has called us to run a marathon not a sprint to be able to endure life we need to make sure we have shed anything that may inhibit us; this could even include things that seem to be very good. We need to make sure we spend the “training” time in The Word, worship, and prayer to be able to endure. We must have the right attitude or heart. Finally we must make sure that everything we are putting into our bodies is edifying, that we are being fed regularly in the local church.
Life is a race but it is a long race, run to win.
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