The Race Of Endurance!

 Endurance-

1. (n.) A state or quality of lasting or duration; lastingness; continuance.
2. (n.) The act of bearing or suffering; a continuing under pain or distress without resistance, or without being overcome; sufferance; patience.

     One night on the prayer line, I heard a brother in Christ pray about following Jesus Christ is a Race Of Endurance. As soon as he said that, I began to feel excited and strengthen. The more I seek God the more my mind gets clearer and clearer everyday. I known these past two mouths that God has been doing a work in my heart that I cant not explain. Its been wonderful and tough.

    This is a race of endurance to follow Jesus Christ and NOT give up. I know its tough and I know that sometimes you want to give up, even myself. I had to realize really fast that I needed to grow some tough skin. We all have to continue to run the race and  focus our minds and discipline our bodies on to the Lord.

1 Timothy 6:11-12 "But you, man of god flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, and gentleness. Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses".


     This past few weeks I was watching the Olympics. I noticed that how every swimmer, track player, tennis player, and gymnast trained and focus for years on getting a Gold medal. I said to myself  "Lord Jesus if these people could train for years on getting a piece of medal, then I should be training and focusing more towards you to receive the award of eternal life".

1 Timothy 4:7-12 " Have nothing to do with godless myths and old wives tales ; rather, train yourself to be godly. For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all thing, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come".

    It takes Endurance for those athletes in the Olympics to strive to win a medal. So we all should spend more time and pressing on in towards the word of God.

   Sometimes there's a spirit of lethargic that runs in my mind. I don't "feel" like reading my bible or praying. At times I'll wake up in the middle of the night knowing that God wants me to get up and pray. I noticed I can not rely on my "feelings", because I wont rely on God. I'll be relying on my own understandings.

 Proverbs 3:5" Trust in the lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight".

As Paul said in 1 Corinthians "No, I beat my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize". I have to beat my own flesh (sinful nature) that is against me to follow God. To wake up in the middle of night and pray even if I don't "feel" like doing it.

Romans 8:7 "the sinful mind is hostile to God. It does not submit to God's law, nor can it do so".

  That's why I plead the blood of Jesus over my mind, so that I can be able to focus on what God has for me and not what my flesh (sinful nature ) wants .

Everyday we have to strive, day by day. That's why I encourage you and myself, to keep on striving towards God. Running and never giving up. God is for us and wants us to follow him with all of our hearts and mind.

2 Timothy 2:10 "Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect, that they may also obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory".