Running the race to win
Heb 12:1-2-----> It talks about the life we are living. It is like running a race. It is not a like a short sprint. It is like a marathon. It is important how we live. God gives us purpose and life. Sometimes, we may run the race and feel tired and it’s normal for us to feel tired.
2 Tim 4:6-8-----> Paul know that his time is short but he said that he will put on a good fight. When Jesus returns, he wants to see us running the race. In our Christian walk, we may feel tired and we may lose our motivation. You know the most important point is your halfway mark. As you are in your halfway mark, you can’t see the finish line. What is the thing that keeps Paul running? He look at the prize ahead and keep on persevere and persevere until he passed that finish line.
Calvin Coolidge- Nothing in the world can take its persistence.
1 Cor 9:24-25-----> I will forget what is behind me and keep on pressing to run the race. I will continue to run to Jesus and run to the prize ahead.
1. Runners quit because they do not have enough water. They will have dehydration. It is true in our Christian walk. Sometimes, we will feel dehydrated in our walk with God and we feel dry.
2. Runners quit because they fall. Sometimes we may get hurt in the middle of the race.
3. Runners quit because they run out of energy.
4. Runners quit because they lose their visions.
5 keys to finishing the race of life
1) We should know what fills and drains our tank.
· We must be continuously be filled with the Holy Spirit and we need to keep the fill in our life.
· Some people just have nothing good to say.
· We find it hard to say to people and we get drained.
· Find something that you like that fills your soul.
· We need to recognize the things that drain us.
· We are just tank being filled with water. When we are 50% full, we will suffer from anxiety attack. When we are 25% full, we will have emotional breakdown. When we are 0%, we will have nervous breakdown.
· We know that as we go through life, there will be trial and tribulation and even temptations.
2) Understand the law of balance in life.
Daniel 5:27
There is a balance that God wants us to have. God is a God of balance. Balance is good for us.
Busyness lends a false sense of importance in our life.
When we come to God and seek first the kingdom of God, every part of our life belongs to him. Even our family, our academic, our relationship with friends, all of it belongs to God. There should not be a line of separation. Our business is God’s business. IF YOU ARE LED BY THE SPIRIT, YOU WILL BE BALANCE IN YOUR LIFE even if you focus on your studies, solve family problem and also relationship with people. As You continue to focus, we allow God to take part in our life. We do not just focus on one thing and spin one plate. We should understand the law of balance.
3) Serve and lead our of rest
The bible taught about Holy Ground. It also taught about battleground. In the battleground, we feel tired easily. That’s why God gives us Sabbath day so that we can find rest day for ourselves. The Ten Commandments is to help us.
Exo 20:10-----> Begin to increase the inflow in your life. Maybe this week, you have not exercise, we can go find days to exercise.
We need to know how to manage our life.
Psalm 127:2-----> Put that one day of rest
Matt 11:28-30
4) Find a lighning rod in your life. It takes the fill strike of lighning
Pro 11:14
· When we do not have anyone in our life, we will be tired. Even though we can talk to God all our problem but we are still on planet earth. We need someone to relate to. We just need to release our frustration in our life.
· Look for someone who is spiritual and share with them.
5) We have to discipline in our daily devotions.
Runners went through training. We need to build ourselves and read the Word Of God. The holy Spirit is our couch and our helper. We need to bath daily and have our spiritual devotion.
Scripture---Meditate on God’s Word. Begin to have observation about the word of God.
Observation about it
Application
Prayer for our life
We should constantly renew our mind and it gives strength to our soul and also to our mind. We cannot live for the manna last week. We need to eat it EVERYDAY. Everyday, we need to have fresh touch from God. We need to have greater wisdom that we have today.
Psalms 68:19-----> Everyday in our life, God has a benefit in our life. Therefore, be discipline in whatever things you do. Discipline is the most important in our life. Everyday, we need to have the presence of God to get into the battleground and also have the anointing in our life.
Sermon by: Pastor Derick
From: Hexing
