12 weeks ago our group of runners first began their journey to cross the finish line of running their race. They have been focused and committed to their goal. It has been an AWESOME experience to see the perseverance and determination of each and everyone of them!! Seeing runners who cringed at running more than a minute at a time, to now going over 30 minutes without stopping is so inspirational to me!
The final chapter of our devotional is titled "The Finish Line", and shares the correlation of being a Christian and running. It is a comparison that rarely would you see that you can have tears of joy and pain at the same time. When we commit to a race, it means we have signed up and as a Christian the commitment is salvation. Both can take you to each end of the spectrum: pain and suffering to the feeling of bliss and hope. You may feel it is impossible, others question you and you may fall down....however with the finish line being your goal, you will accomplish your goal you set out to do, show others that YES YOU CAN and you will pull yourself back up!
I can't tell you HOW INCREDIBLY PROUD I am of these wonderful trusting people. The feeling you will have when you "run your race", accomplish your goal and cross that finish line is like no other. As stated in the book: "It is only the preview of the feeling we hope to achieve when we cross that final finish line and we hear the voice of our Father saying" "Well done, thy good and faithful servant." ~Matthew 25:21
Holy Hugs,
~Deb
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