Run With Endurance

“In the same way, you who are younger, submit yourselves to your elders. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because,
   “God opposes the proud
   but shows favor to the humble.”
 6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. 7 Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. 8 Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. 9 Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings. 10 And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast. 11 To him be the power for ever and ever. Amen.“
- 1 Peter 5:5-10 (NIV)


The message was clear yesterday. I was being offered a great option to have hope and keep my job. My heart leaped for joy as I heard it but sadness and frustration followed right away and overwhelmed the first reaction.

Only God can give any one of us His gift of discernment. What this world says will not be the same as what God says.

That offer sounded true….but in reality, it was deceptive.

It gave hope…in reality, offered none.

It sounded possible to be done…in reality, it didn’t give me enough room to make decisions.

Along with that message was an email which sounded I ignored her phone calls. In reality, she never responded to my emails when I asked why I was always told after the fact happened.

Our spiritual enemy does the same.

Where he offers the most beautiful things, in reality is offering the worst.

Where he approaches with light, in reality, mimics the one true Light.

Where he offers hope and restoration, in reality, wants destruction.


The devil gets around but he is not omnipresent.

He is smart but not omniscient.

He is powerful but not omnipotent.

He is a master schemer, tempter and deceiver. He wants to only “steal, kill and destroy.”

As a child of God, I choose to stand firm in my faith.


I am not alone in my trials.


I know that all of these troubles are but for a moment.


I know that God will make all things right.


I know I have victory and He deserves all the praise and glory.


I know that despite the difficulties I encounter in this race I’m in, I know He is faithful to be by my side to help me finish this journey.


“Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.” - Hebrews 12:1,2 (ESV)



In this journey we are all in, we all start at first...But it's not about starting that is the most important and crucial in any race. It is "being able to finish." There are times when those moments come, when we feel that we can't go on any farther, any longer. But in a journey of faith, we see with our hearts. We believe "by not seeing." And we have a heavenly Father we can't see with our eyes Who is helping us endure and win this race...So....we must never give up. Let us all run with endurance. Thank You Lord for Your faithfulness, love, grace and mercy.