Over the past couple summer months and leading up to the fall, I have really tried to get in a habit of running. I don't run crazy far, just 4 miles nearly every day. I am not training for any sort of race and I am not trying to get really fast, I just want to stay in good shape.
Before every run there are a few things that I always need to do, or my run isn't going to be worth it. I always make sure I have drank a lot of water throughout the day, I stretch, and I put on some comfy running shorts. It's nothing too special, but I know there are things that I need to do to prepare for my run.
Of course there are days where I am not perfect, days where I didn't drink a ton of water, or times when I have forgotten to stretch. I'll still run, but things just seem off.
Why am I sharing this? Because God has a race marked out for us.
"Therefore, since we are surrounded by a such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us." (Hebrews 12:1)
When I go on my runs, I don't put of my suit, wear my sandals or jeans, or eat a bunch of cheeseburgers, because I know that those are things that are going to hinder me. All of those things I just mentioned wouldn't allow me to run the way I do everyday.
This is what it's like when we are called to run the race that God has marked out for us. We must get rid of the things that are going to distract us. The sin, the secrets, and the things that keep us from living a life that glorifies God.
But how do we do this?
1. Choose friends who are committed to the same race
2. Drop certain activities
3. Get help if you can't do it alone
I want more than anything for you all to be able to run the race that God already has marked out for us. I think knowing that it's already marked out for us is huge. It's not like God is going to say: "surprise, here is a race you have to run."
It's already marked out for us and it's up to us to run it. I don't know about you but I am all in and I hope you are too.
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