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. Some people will tell you that all you need to claim God’s promise is faith. But that is not true. You need faith and endurance. It takes both. Hebrews 12:1 NKJ Here Paul envisions life in an Olympic Game setting, as a race that has to be run. At the finish line there is a great throng of spectators waiting to see who will win. This throng of spectators is all the great saints of the Old Testament who finished their course and are waiting there ready to cheer us from the balconies of heaven. Where he says “lay aside every weight,” we must think in terms of this race. The runner empties his pockets and wears the lightest, most flexible clothing he can. He doesn’t carry a single, unnecessary ounce of weight. We need to remember that some things are not sins, but they are weights that can burden you down and hold you back. They exhaust your strength or lure you into spending too much time and attention on them. Remember, this is not a sprint; it is a long, deliberate race. The characteristic that is required is endurance. Many people start off the Christian life as if it were a dash. A little while later they are panting beside the track; they’re finished and they have hardly begun the race. - derekprince.org
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