Title: Running a marathon
Be it a real marathon like sundown or standard chartered marathon,life is just like a marathon and so is our walk with God.
we need to..
1. stay in shape
to prepare for the marathon we need to have a healthy diet,perhaps also to exercise and train our stamina in order to run, having enough sleep is also just as important.similarly, in our walk God we also need to stay in shape,by prayer,by reading the bible,so that through doing so, we will gain the strength and capacity for the race
2. obey the rules
in a marathon,there are certain rules that we need to follow,for example the time to report for your race, putting the time strip at your shoelace etc. in our walk with God, at certain points of our lives, God calls us to go and fulfill our destiny, so what are the rules? we need to have the willingness in our hearts so that we can be God's vessles. let's be faithful and have the willingness because many are called but few are chosen and fewer remain faithful.
3. run light
when you see marathon runners,what do they usually have with them when they run? some will not carry anything,some have towels with them,some with mp3s,some with water bottles and I saw a few people carrying their bags with them!what I mean by bags are not those water bags or weight bags that some guys carry to train for strength and stamina, is those bulky bags that can actually be deposited at the bags counters. seriously I wonder how they run. In our lives,each of us has a different past, we have different baggages of life, but how do we continue walking when we are carrying baggages of our past failures that weigh us down? that's when we surrender ourselves to God totally,including our emotional baggages like disappointments,anger,
Be it a real marathon like sundown or standard chartered marathon,life is just like a marathon and so is our walk with God.
we need to..
1. stay in shape
to prepare for the marathon we need to have a healthy diet,perhaps also to exercise and train our stamina in order to run, having enough sleep is also just as important.similarly, in our walk God we also need to stay in shape,by prayer,by reading the bible,so that through doing so, we will gain the strength and capacity for the race
2. obey the rules
in a marathon,there are certain rules that we need to follow,for example the time to report for your race, putting the time strip at your shoelace etc. in our walk with God, at certain points of our lives, God calls us to go and fulfill our destiny, so what are the rules? we need to have the willingness in our hearts so that we can be God's vessles. let's be faithful and have the willingness because many are called but few are chosen and fewer remain faithful.
3. run light
when you see marathon runners,what do they usually have with them when they run? some will not carry anything,some have towels with them,some with mp3s,some with water bottles and I saw a few people carrying their bags with them!what I mean by bags are not those water bags or weight bags that some guys carry to train for strength and stamina, is those bulky bags that can actually be deposited at the bags counters. seriously I wonder how they run. In our lives,each of us has a different past, we have different baggages of life, but how do we continue walking when we are carrying baggages of our past failures that weigh us down? that's when we surrender ourselves to God totally,including our emotional baggages like disappointments,anger,
4. persevere
be it the kids challenge, 10km,21km,42km or even 84km. No matter how long the distance is, in order to complete your run you need determination and perseverance.along the way there are bound to be obstacles.just like walking the journey with God, along the way there are bound to be temptations, trials and tribulations,pressures from different aspects of our lives but it's very important that we remain faithful and continue the walk,placing trust in God that He has already plan for us the route, and we will emerge victorious. and no matter how stretched you feel,you know that God is preparing you for more to come and is enlarging your capacity,so hang in there for greater things have yet to come.
I guess it applies very much to my life as well (: this took my travelling time to type(: LOL.
