Finishing the race
Our small group leader, Paul, was praying for us as the Spirit led him. One thing that he prayed for me was: God's purposes for our life would be accomplished and that we wouldn't be tripped up along the way.
That really hit my heart b/c we have been praying for God to reveal His purposes for us and that his purposes for our life would be accomplished. I don't want to get off course by getting distracted with conflict at work or spiritual warfare causing conflict or dissension in our family and work life. Or a myriad of other things like our preoccupation of our own stuff we have to do keeping us from ministering to others or our distractions in the stock market and financial investments pre-occupying us and keeping us from seeking first the kingdom of God and being generous.
1 Cor 9:24-27 says: Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. Therefore I do not run like a man running aimlessly; I do not fight like a man beating the air. 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.
At the end, I want to be able to say: I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 2 Tim 4:7
That really hit my heart b/c we have been praying for God to reveal His purposes for us and that his purposes for our life would be accomplished. I don't want to get off course by getting distracted with conflict at work or spiritual warfare causing conflict or dissension in our family and work life. Or a myriad of other things like our preoccupation of our own stuff we have to do keeping us from ministering to others or our distractions in the stock market and financial investments pre-occupying us and keeping us from seeking first the kingdom of God and being generous.
1 Cor 9:24-27 says: Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. Therefore I do not run like a man running aimlessly; I do not fight like a man beating the air. 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.
At the end, I want to be able to say: I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 2 Tim 4:7
posted by Oliver at 9:19 PM
