Ive spent the last 30 months focusing on my circumstances, limiting my scope to the tangible evidences of this world. Because of that I have found myself curled up into a small heap, broken, whimpering and in great need of rescue as I crawl and claw my way inch by inch towards the finish line of this life. Instead, I could have run the race set before me, even crawling on my hands and knees, with greater joy and purpose had I chosen to keep my eyes on Jesus. I was humbled tonight to look back in my Bible and re-read a familiar passage to many believers, let us run with endurance the race that has been set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith(Hebrews 12:1-2). My notation in the margin simply said, where is your focus? I would be lying if I said that reading so simple a question didnt break me. Not only are we to run with endurance, in spite of the suffering we will encounter, but to do so with our eyes on Jesus. How many times have I tried to do this on my own, in my own capacity and utterly failed? If our eyes are on the finish line, we will falter and fail every time. Yes, it is our ultimate goal, to be faithful in endurance to finishing the journey, to not quit. But our eyes should be on our Sustainer, our Rescuer if we are ever to believe that we will finish the race and finish well. Blessed to know a faithful, long-suffering God.
Posted on: Mon, 24 Mar 2014 18:01:04 +0000
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