So I have been doing this "Run for God" study, and thinking a lot about how it relates to our spiritual walk. One verse that has popped out to me is Hebrews 12:1 "Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us."
My last 5k I ran I did with a double stroller, my goal was simply to complete it...coming up the last hill I had decided I was done! I felt I couldnt go on, I knew the finish line was at the top but I felt I couldnt keep on...just then I felt the stroller (which weighed bout 80lbs) get lighter, two other runners had grabbed the sides when they saw me struggling. They helped me to the top and ran on ahead leaving me to finish the race that I so wanted to quit just mins before.
From this verse I read that this race we are running isnt always going to be easy, if it was we wouldnt need endurance, but we also need those people who see when we are struggling up those hills and help us up!
I am so thankful that the path is already SET before me. I know the finish line is just up ahead but there will be times I need a shove to continue! I pray I have friends who see when I am struggling and thankful for a God who hears me when I call!
"they who wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount upon wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint." "My help comes from the Lord"
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