I loved Michele's reminder that like preparing for a race,
we have to get on our marks in prayer. What a great analogy. That would mean
beginning each day by getting ready
through spending time with the Lord, even if just a few moments of leaning back
into His Presence.
Without getting ready, we don't deliberately set our hearts, our minds and our
priorities on our Lord Jesus. And that means we
run aimlessly (1 Corinthians 9:26 HCSB). But when all these things are set in
their proper place, we can GO with
the control, strength and speed needed to finish the race and receive the prize
waiting at the end.
That's a key teaching of Scripture. It is the example Jesus
gave us. He took time, even with
crowds clamoring for His attention, to be with His Father so His life was
ordered and purposeful. It even meant that He could be quiet when the most
difficult time of His life came about.
Sometimes our lives as moms can be hectic to say the least
whether our children are not yet taller than our waists or taller than us and
going in so many different directions. While even a moment of leaning into the
Presence of the Lord before our feet hit the floor can make the difference the
rest of the day, it is absolutely essential to running our race that we take time to spend minutes with our God.
It is there, just like Jesus, that we will find the strength of life we need to
run our race with the endurance to win.
Don’t you know that the runners in a stadium
all race,
but only one receives the prize?
Run in such a way to win the prize.
1 Corinthians 9:24 HCSB
As each day is a new day in our lives, we need these
reminders to keep ourselves abiding in the One Who is our Forza di Vita, our
Strength of Life.
The Lord is my light and my salvation;
Whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the strength of my
life;
Of whom shall I be afraid?
Psalm 27:1 (NKJ)
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