Growing up, I always wanted to try to do anything and everything, and my parent's allowed me try to figure out on my own, what I could and could not do. With God's help and strength couldn't wasn't much. I was part of the games for the Physically Challenged which was the equivalent to the regular olympics except they where geared to people with disabilities. I enjoyed running the 100 and 200 meter dash, and doing the 50 meter freestyle swim. The bible talks about running a race as well in Hebrews 12:1-3
Hebrews 12:1-3 says 1 Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with cendurance the race that is set before us,
2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the 2aauthor and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, cdespising the shame, and has dsat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
3 For aconsider Him who has endured such hostility by sinners against Himself, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
Hebrews 12:1-3 says 1 Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with cendurance the race that is set before us,
2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the 2aauthor and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, cdespising the shame, and has dsat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
3 For aconsider Him who has endured such hostility by sinners against Himself, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
Their's a new saying that I like, that a friend of mine sent to me. "The greatest achievements is to love God, love yourself, and love others"! "Its not how you start but how you finish"!
It's the same thing with running the race that God has for us. Some of us start the race out in the church, some of us start the race in the world, in drug and alcohol addictions, having sex before marriage, cheating in relationships. Than we have someone that speaks to us about Christ, and we come to a knowing knowledge of Jesus Christ. Once we have that relationship with Him, we can cross the finish line with our arms and hands raise and with a knowing knowledge of who he is, and He will say to us, well done good and faithful servant. But God does not want us just to cross the finish line, He wants us each and every day to become more like Him, to shred off every sin which entangles us in our lives. It does not matter how close of a relationship we have with Christ we still sin, their is no one that is/was perfect and without sin except for Christ. Therefore no matter what we do, what sin we commit, or what mistakes, we make, we can still get up repent of our sins. We can continue to run the race that God has for us. For God so loved the world that He gave his only begotten Son for whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have ever lasting life. John 3:16
It's the same thing with running the race that God has for us. Some of us start the race out in the church, some of us start the race in the world, in drug and alcohol addictions, having sex before marriage, cheating in relationships. Than we have someone that speaks to us about Christ, and we come to a knowing knowledge of Jesus Christ. Once we have that relationship with Him, we can cross the finish line with our arms and hands raise and with a knowing knowledge of who he is, and He will say to us, well done good and faithful servant. But God does not want us just to cross the finish line, He wants us each and every day to become more like Him, to shred off every sin which entangles us in our lives. It does not matter how close of a relationship we have with Christ we still sin, their is no one that is/was perfect and without sin except for Christ. Therefore no matter what we do, what sin we commit, or what mistakes, we make, we can still get up repent of our sins. We can continue to run the race that God has for us. For God so loved the world that He gave his only begotten Son for whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have ever lasting life. John 3:16
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