I love running! I
always have. When I was growing up, I
didn't excel at too many things, especially in the area of sports, but I found
early on that I could move, and I did better than some. In the past few years, I have started running at some 5k events. I don’t always get a ribbon and, at my age,
I’m not as speedy as I was in my youth, but I survive . Later today I’ll be running a 5k. I've had a sore muscle in my leg that has
kept me from running too much this summer. So as I run today, my goal is to
complete the event without my leg giving me pain. As I was thinking about this, I was reminded
that, as Christians, we are all involved in another spiritual race. In our spiritual race, the only vital thing
is that we finish. I doubt God is going
to say “You were first; you were second; and so on”. His only desire is that we complete the
Christian life we started. He doesn't
want us to stop running just because the way gets hard, or we get tired. So as I run my race for Christ, I may run,
walk, I may limp and even slow down to a crawl but I’m not quitting; neither
should you. If today the way seems hard
and steep and cares of this world threaten to invade, keep going. Make it your
goal to keep going until, Christ calls you home, or he returns; finish the
race. Then when this life is over, we will hear our heavenly father say “Well
done, my child”.
As I was driving home today, I passed a person walking on the side of the road. Since it was cold, and snowy, I thought I should stop and offer the person a ride. As I drove on by, I was irritated with myself for not stopping. I could have and should have but I didn't. Why? I was scared! Maybe that wouldn't bother you, but I'm willing to bet there are things that make you afraid. It may be snakes or spiders that send the ticker into overdrive. Or maybe it's your job and finances that keep you up at night when you should be resting. Then again perhaps it's relationships that consume your thoughts and energy. As followers of God, we know that we are told not to be afraid. Yet we often are afraid despite everything we know. As I was driving away from a misse...
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