"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,"
Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God."
Hebrews 12:1-2 (NKJV)
Recently, as I was out for a run on a trail through a forest, I saw a snail moving across the path I was on. The snail was not going very fast, and I wondered how long it would take that snail to make the journey across the path, which was a dangerous thing for it to do as the snail could easily be crushed by someone. But then I had another thought; no matter what, that snail is not going to quit. That snail had a goal, and it was going to do everything that was necessary to get to the other side of the path and to where it was going.
One thing we all know is that life is not always easy, because we all face challenges. We are all making our way through life, and hopefully doing what we can to live out the plan God has for us. It is easy to have great ideas about what we want to do in life and how we want to serve God, but it can be just as easy to quit when things get difficult. The real test comes when we are challenged to quit. But rather than just quitting when things get hard, and things will get hard, we need to be committed to doing whatever it takes for us to reach our goals.
In places like Hebrews 12, the Bible talks about our running the race that is set before us. Our life and the things we do in our relationship with God are all a part of that race. We must run our race with endurance, and we must never quit. Starting a race is easy, and it is something anyone can do. But finishing a race well is something else. We need to keep moving forward in the race that we are running for God, and no matter how difficult it may get, and no matter how long it takes, we never quit, but we keep going until we reach our God given goals.
Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God."
Hebrews 12:1-2 (NKJV)
Recently, as I was out for a run on a trail through a forest, I saw a snail moving across the path I was on. The snail was not going very fast, and I wondered how long it would take that snail to make the journey across the path, which was a dangerous thing for it to do as the snail could easily be crushed by someone. But then I had another thought; no matter what, that snail is not going to quit. That snail had a goal, and it was going to do everything that was necessary to get to the other side of the path and to where it was going.
One thing we all know is that life is not always easy, because we all face challenges. We are all making our way through life, and hopefully doing what we can to live out the plan God has for us. It is easy to have great ideas about what we want to do in life and how we want to serve God, but it can be just as easy to quit when things get difficult. The real test comes when we are challenged to quit. But rather than just quitting when things get hard, and things will get hard, we need to be committed to doing whatever it takes for us to reach our goals.
In places like Hebrews 12, the Bible talks about our running the race that is set before us. Our life and the things we do in our relationship with God are all a part of that race. We must run our race with endurance, and we must never quit. Starting a race is easy, and it is something anyone can do. But finishing a race well is something else. We need to keep moving forward in the race that we are running for God, and no matter how difficult it may get, and no matter how long it takes, we never quit, but we keep going until we reach our God given goals.
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