This has been beautiful weather to get out and run. The Bible has a lot to say about life being like a race. Life is not a dash or a short race for speed, but is more like a marathon. If you are going to run you need to get rid of anything that will distract you. If we are going to run in this race we need to get rid of some distractions.
1. We need to get rid of WORRY. Worry will hinder us in the spiritual race. The more we worry the more it will slow us down spiritually! Proverbs 12:25 (NLT) "Worry weighs a person down." We need to get rid of worry and we can only do that by giving it to the Lord, in prayer. Psalm 55:22 NCV - "Give your worries to the Lord and He will take care of you."
2. Let go of your WOUNDS. There will be many things in life that will wound us emotionally. People will let us down, failure, rejection, betrayal, divorce, gossip etc. Too many times we allow these kind of wounds to hinder us in our spiritual race. We need to get rid of them by forgiveness. Psalm 37:8 - "Let go of anger and leave your rage behind. Do not be preoccupied. It only leads to evil." I want to encourage you to let go of the wounds that are hindering you in the race of life.
3. Let go of your WRONGS. If we want to run a successful race spiritually, we need to let go of our sins, mistakes, regrets, and failures. 1 John 1:9 - "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
Let us run the race as easy as possible! Enjoy the run!
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