There is an overwhelming desire to quit that can often accompany life. There is also that urge that lurks in the back of our mind to go back, do it over, start again, or try it one more time. I know that I often look back on what I have or have not done, said or did not say, and think that it should would be nice to get a do over. And, while our God is a God of second chances, He is not a God of the past. That is the beauty of being one of His children: I know that what I was is no longer. What I have done has been undone. What I said has been forgotten. The hardest part of this is learning to let go of that which He has promised to carry for us. We are trained from the beginning to be responsible, clean up after ourselves, manage our problems and care for those who are near us. While all of these are important, it instills a mindset of self-reliance that leans toward a lack of reliance on God. The problem is that God wants us to lay all of our burdens and cares at His feet. If we do that, not only will He carry the weight for us, He will carry us as we move forward, with our eyes fixed on the prize He has in store for us. Phil. 3:14 says to "press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called" you. We have to continue to run this race of life, but do so with the assurance that God will carry us all the way. Later in chapter 4 of Philippians, verse 6, it says "do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, present your requests to God." So, regardless of how far away the finish line appears to be or regardless of how much we'd like to have the clock stop so we could go back and re-run all or some of our race of life, God tells us to keep on running and don't worry about things along the way. Let Him handle the distractions, the hurdles, the booing crowd and the hagglers along the way. God is your biggest fan and with Him at the front of your life, you cannot get lost and you cannot lose this race.
There is an overwhelming desire to quit that can often accompany life. There is also that urge that lurks in the back of our mind to go back, do it over, start again, or try it one more time. I know that I often look back on what I have or have not done, said or did not say, and think that it should would be nice to get a do over. And, while our God is a God of second chances, He is not a God of the past. That is the beauty of being one of His children: I know that what I was is no longer. What I have done has been undone. What I said has been forgotten. The hardest part of this is learning to let go of that which He has promised to carry for us. We are trained from the beginning to be responsible, clean up after ourselves, manage our problems and care for those who are near us. While all of these are important, it instills a mindset of self-reliance that leans toward a lack of reliance on God. The problem is that God wants us to lay all of our burdens and cares at His feet. If we do that, not only will He carry the weight for us, He will carry us as we move forward, with our eyes fixed on the prize He has in store for us. Phil. 3:14 says to "press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called" you. We have to continue to run this race of life, but do so with the assurance that God will carry us all the way. Later in chapter 4 of Philippians, verse 6, it says "do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, present your requests to God." So, regardless of how far away the finish line appears to be or regardless of how much we'd like to have the clock stop so we could go back and re-run all or some of our race of life, God tells us to keep on running and don't worry about things along the way. Let Him handle the distractions, the hurdles, the booing crowd and the hagglers along the way. God is your biggest fan and with Him at the front of your life, you cannot get lost and you cannot lose this race.
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