LIFE is like a race...

It's been a while, but I finally laced up the running shoes and took a nice run around the my hood...  I only ran about 1.5 miles before my knees started to ache a bit and walked another half mile.  Hopefully I can get back on the routine and start running races again, but it's all about having fun and staying in shape.  So, as I ice up my knees and type this...  Let's run this race to the finish...

LIFE is like a race when you think about it.  There are those who don't even know they are in one and get disqualified.  Others who are aware yet do not care about the outcome or if and how they finish.  Then there are those who start off great but give up soon after and those who sprint the whole way only to hit a wall and not finish.  Then there are those who take their time and walk the whole way til it's too late... Then there are those who have trained and disciplined themselves to be conditioned to handle the stresses, distractions, and desires to quit that they are able to block out with a goal in mind, to finish...

In LIFE, we mess up and at times get sidelined, but the key is to keep getting up and stay on course...  Let's cheer each other on in this journey and most importantly remember that we can't do it on our own.  I know I depend on my relationship with God to help me daily and it's only because of Him that I am able to continue with this race or I would have quit a long time ago.

“…. since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith.” Hebrews 12:1-3