Hebrews 12: 1-2 Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, 2 looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Growing up, I was always very competitive. I must admit…I still am. After all, who doesn’t like to win? I was an athlete, and my strategy was always to hound my coach about “training to win.” All I wanted to do…was win. I would do what he told me to do and then, I would do more…so I could win. That attitude in sports may be alright, but that attitude in life can, actually, set you up for failure. We, in the body of Christ, are to “run with endurance the race that is set before us.” If I’m constantly monitoring your race and your progress, then I am losing focus on my own race. It then becomes impossible for me to win my race.
Likewise, if you don’t take advice from your Coach you won’t win your race…that is, your race in life. God is the Author and Finisher of your faith. You have the BEST Coach that anyone could ever have. He is seated at the right hand of the throne of God sending you advice through those He places in your life to help train you and He is on the sideline making calls and cheering you on. Therefore, remember that you are surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses who are running the race and winning! So, make a decision, TODAY, to lay aside hurt, bitterness, gossip, unbelief, doubt, and EVERY weight and sin that slows you down or knocks you out of the race. Declare RIGHT NOW, “I am in it to win it!”
