I finished the race
I crossed the finish line
yet I am still running
and you are too~
Even if
you don't like to run
Even if
you have never run
Even if
you don't own a pair of sneakers~
Running somewhere
Running to
or
Running away from
but
all
Running the Race
called life
to
a finish line
that we will all cross
in God's perfect timing.
But for now
we run the course
that is set before us.
The course
that changes daily
dictated by
what we see
what we are experiencing
whatever we or the loved ones around us are going through
How are you running your race?
Is it
by
Fear
or
Doubt
or
Anxiety
or
Anger
or
Bitterness
or
_______________________...
because of
what you are experiencing along your course?
Or are you
Running the Race
By
Faith
Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. This is what the ancients were commended for. By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible. Hebrews 11:1-3
Running the Race
By
Grace
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. Ephesians 2:8-10
So you will
finish strong
having these words flow from your lips
when you cross the finish line
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
I finished the race. 2 Timothy 4:7
So
Let us
Run the Race
By
Faith
Let us
throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles.
What is weighing you down as you are running your race?
Let us
Run with perseverance the race marked out for us...Hebrews 12:1
Perseverance:
steadfastness in doing something despite difficulty or delay
Running with perseverance
when the stumbling blocks before you appear to be so cumbersome.
To fix your eyes beyond the difficulty
beyond the delay
beyond the whatever you are
waiting
to happen
or
not to happen.
Fixing our eyes
off of the difficulty and
fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith.
For the joy set before Him He endured the cross, scorning its shame,
and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12:1-2
Running the Race
Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize?
Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. I Corinthians 9:24-25
Running the Race
by
Faith
On our way to the finish line~
the day
we will
win the prize
because
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
I have finished the race.
2 Timothy 4:7