The Christian life is often described as a race. In Hebrews 12:1-2 it says ... "let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith..."
The problem we find is that in running the race we often find things don't always go so smooth, do they and we find ourselves and our circumstances in ruin.
The main reason for this is that we don't do what the verse says; 'fixing our eyes on Jesus'! When we try to run the race on our own strength and take our eyes off Jesus Christ, our lives can take a wrong turn. Notice that the difference between 'Run' and 'Ruin' is the letter I. My friend we need to keep our eyes on Jesus in order to run the race well and be able to hear Christ say in the end 'Well done good and faithful servant'!
In the beginning Adam and Eve kept their eyes on God but then Satan deceived them and they looked at themselves instead of God. An interesting fact is that the pronoun I did not come into their vocabulary until after the fall of man.
My friend, Proverbs 3: 5-6 'Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding, in all your ways acknowledge Him, and he will direct your path'.
When we keep our eyes on Jesus Christ we will be able to run the race according to His plan and purpose in our lives. Let us run with endurance my friend the race that is set before us as we fix our eyes on Jesus Christ the author and perfecter of our faith. God Bless
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