“Therefore, since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every hindrance and the sin that so easily ensnares us. Let us run with endurance the race that lies before us.” Hebrews 12:1
Everyone on the planet has experienced the pain of going too fast, too soon, and then realizing that we underestimated the length. Whether it is a race or a hike or any task that requires some sort of energy, either physical and/or mental, when we start out of the gate thinking it is a 100m sprint and it ends up being a marathon, bad things happen to good people. We must check our mindset on a daily/hourly basis and make sure we remember that this life is not a sprint. We need to endure A LOT. A sprinter can technically hold their breath for 100m because they don't need oxygen (anaerobic) but if we try to hold our breath for even a minute in life, it isn't surprising that we end up wiped out and damaged.
Lord, help me to realize that I need endurance and please provide it when I am impatient or dumb.
Everyone on the planet has experienced the pain of going too fast, too soon, and then realizing that we underestimated the length. Whether it is a race or a hike or any task that requires some sort of energy, either physical and/or mental, when we start out of the gate thinking it is a 100m sprint and it ends up being a marathon, bad things happen to good people. We must check our mindset on a daily/hourly basis and make sure we remember that this life is not a sprint. We need to endure A LOT. A sprinter can technically hold their breath for 100m because they don't need oxygen (anaerobic) but if we try to hold our breath for even a minute in life, it isn't surprising that we end up wiped out and damaged.
Lord, help me to realize that I need endurance and please provide it when I am impatient or dumb.
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