It’s so
easy to get tangled up in worries or even pleasures and get off the track in
life, but we have a race to run!
God has
already marked out the course for us, so we just have to keep on keeping on. Keep your eyes on the prize. Here’s how: FOCUS your eyes on Jesus. Don’t take your eyes off him for a second,
because he is the Only One who won this race and got the gold. He’s the only perfect example of a faith that
pleases God.
He got
to the joy God promised him, but he had to endure a cross of pain and suffering
first, as shameful as it was. Now that he’s
gone through that, he’s been given a Throne of Glory in Heaven. That’s got to be the ultimate medal. He rules!
Think
about it – every ambitious and ungodly force was arrayed against him, but he
got through it. He didn’t give up, he
didn’t get discouraged, and we shouldn’t either! Our pain isn’t half as bad as his was because
we’ve still got our lives.
Don’t
forget – God is like a father who only disciplines his sons for their own
good. Take heart! – your troubles are
actually evidence that God loves you like a son.
You can do this.
Hebrews
12: 1-13 paraphrased
by ldm
