I am currently training to run the Baltimore half marathon next month. The training process can be difficult. Early on, running a mile or two was challenging. You have ugly runs. Your breathing is off. Your knees hurt. You’d prefer to be in bed rather than hitting the pavement at 5:30am. You just aren’t feeling it. You regret the deep-fried tapas you ate the night before. You get the idea. There are plenty of things that could derail me from running the race. I could’ve just quit training when things got tough. After all, it’s challenging and time consuming. Or I could remind myself of the goal – run 13.1 miles. Don’t get overwhelmed with the bad days. Be encouraged by the good ones. Keep going. Take it one stride at a time. Stay focused on the finish line.
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.”
–Hebrews 12:1-3
So just like a runner looking toward the finish line, let’s fix our eyes on Jesus – the One who can renew our strength!
-Gina G.
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