"Therefore
we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let
us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and
let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,"
Hebrews 12:1 (NKJV)
One thing that is very important while driving is to stay in your lane. Although there may be times you will change lanes while you are driving, generally you need to stay in your lane. The same concept is true in many events in track and field, where each runner needs to stay in their assigned lane during the race. If you cross over to another lane while you are running, you could be disqualified, and if you move into another lane while you are driving, you could have an accident. The best thing to do is to stay in the lane you are traveling in.
God has a plan and purpose for every person, and in the Bible this is sometimes compared to a race. A race is a specific course that is followed by someone to reach a desired destination. In our individual race, as a part of the plan that God has for our lives, there are things we are called to do, and there are things other people are called to do in their race. We need to understand the race we are called to run, and encourage others in their race, but we should never judge anyone for the race they are running, just because it is a different race than ours.
Hebrews 12:1 talks about the race that is set before us, which is talking about the plan that God has for us. It is our race, that is set before, in front of, us. My race is what I need to run, and your race is what you are called to run. In God's plan and purpose for our lives, His will is unique for each of us and the course of our life, so each person's race will look different than someone else's. To successfully run our race, we need to stay in our lane and do what God has called us to do, and not get into the lane, the calling, that God has for someone else.
Hebrews 12:1 (NKJV)
One thing that is very important while driving is to stay in your lane. Although there may be times you will change lanes while you are driving, generally you need to stay in your lane. The same concept is true in many events in track and field, where each runner needs to stay in their assigned lane during the race. If you cross over to another lane while you are running, you could be disqualified, and if you move into another lane while you are driving, you could have an accident. The best thing to do is to stay in the lane you are traveling in.
God has a plan and purpose for every person, and in the Bible this is sometimes compared to a race. A race is a specific course that is followed by someone to reach a desired destination. In our individual race, as a part of the plan that God has for our lives, there are things we are called to do, and there are things other people are called to do in their race. We need to understand the race we are called to run, and encourage others in their race, but we should never judge anyone for the race they are running, just because it is a different race than ours.
Hebrews 12:1 talks about the race that is set before us, which is talking about the plan that God has for us. It is our race, that is set before, in front of, us. My race is what I need to run, and your race is what you are called to run. In God's plan and purpose for our lives, His will is unique for each of us and the course of our life, so each person's race will look different than someone else's. To successfully run our race, we need to stay in our lane and do what God has called us to do, and not get into the lane, the calling, that God has for someone else.
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