Running the Race

Have you ever ran in a race? Maybe you have back in grade school during track and field days, or maybe you were on the track team in high school. If so, do you remember the feeling of having the crowd in the stands cheer for you as you ran by? As you were running, and your heart was pounding, maybe you felt like you couldn't run another step. Maybe you were like me who wasn't the fastest runner on the track, and dreaded track and field day each year, or as my school called it "green and gold day." But what really got me motivated was the crowd. They would be cheering for me to keep running. Many times members of my family were there and that made me feel good about myself.

There is something about having an audience cheering you on as you run a race isn't there? In life we are running a race. One that God has marked out for us. Though it isn't a literal one, it is still one with many hurdles along the way. Some are high hurdles and very hard to leap over. Many times during the race I'm on I get really tired and weary. I feel like I can't run another step. God reminds me that He is cheering me on, not only that but there is a whole heavenly crowd cheering me on. God is also running by my side, and carrying me through. As I am running the race that God has marked out for me, God gives me the reminder of all the heroes of faith cheering for me. Jesus is my number one cheerleader. Though it is very hard, and painful I can keep going because I have God on my side helping me along the way.

Do you feel like you can't run the race anymore? Maybe you feel like you're defeated, worn, or just tired of the struggles in life. Maybe you feel like you don't have what it takes to run the race God has marked for you. If God marked the race out for you, He will give you the strength to run it. Though it may be hard, and painful, God promises that HE won't leave your side. You can keep running with His strength.