2 Timothy 4:7 says, "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith."
As Christians I believe we all want to look back on life and say that we have finished the good race. We kept the faith. We fought the good fight. We did it!
How do we do it is the questions. How do we get to the end and make the proclamation the apostle made. How do we raise our hands in victory for this race we call life.
Have you ever seen a track runner, in the height of the race. No matter what happens, they never leave their lane. In fact leaving their lane may cause them to loose the race.
The other day, as I was going for my evening jog, this verse came to me. As I looked down on the track, I I noticed that I was jogging in between lanes. One minute I was in lane 3, then I shifted to lane 2, and before you knew it I was in lane 1. Suddenly this verse came to me and I thought, "God teach me to stay in my lane, for this race of life.
Some days are easier then others. Sometimes we feel like we can walk the straight path and we are so pumped with the spirit of God that nothing takes us off track. Then the strong winds come and before we know it we are in someone else's lane, depending on their strength and what God has given them. We start to run the race of others, when God put everything we needed in our lane. Staying in our lane means we have to push through the things that God has already gone before us to make a way for us. However when we steer from our lane, we start to face things that were never intended for us to face. Thats because, thats not your lane.
All good athletes have discipline. With discipline comes victory. Therefore today I pray that our lives become one of discipline. That God would give us the strength and courage to stay in our lanes. That we would gain discipline to run our race, and when the runner in the next lane tries to get us off track, we would be so focused on God that nothing will get us off course. STAY IN YOUR LANE!
God Bless
Doors Of H.O.P.E. ministries
As Christians I believe we all want to look back on life and say that we have finished the good race. We kept the faith. We fought the good fight. We did it!
How do we do it is the questions. How do we get to the end and make the proclamation the apostle made. How do we raise our hands in victory for this race we call life.
Have you ever seen a track runner, in the height of the race. No matter what happens, they never leave their lane. In fact leaving their lane may cause them to loose the race.
The other day, as I was going for my evening jog, this verse came to me. As I looked down on the track, I I noticed that I was jogging in between lanes. One minute I was in lane 3, then I shifted to lane 2, and before you knew it I was in lane 1. Suddenly this verse came to me and I thought, "God teach me to stay in my lane, for this race of life.
Some days are easier then others. Sometimes we feel like we can walk the straight path and we are so pumped with the spirit of God that nothing takes us off track. Then the strong winds come and before we know it we are in someone else's lane, depending on their strength and what God has given them. We start to run the race of others, when God put everything we needed in our lane. Staying in our lane means we have to push through the things that God has already gone before us to make a way for us. However when we steer from our lane, we start to face things that were never intended for us to face. Thats because, thats not your lane.
All good athletes have discipline. With discipline comes victory. Therefore today I pray that our lives become one of discipline. That God would give us the strength and courage to stay in our lanes. That we would gain discipline to run our race, and when the runner in the next lane tries to get us off track, we would be so focused on God that nothing will get us off course. STAY IN YOUR LANE!
God Bless
Doors Of H.O.P.E. ministries
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