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Topic: Endurance (03/22/04)
TITLE: Houston, We Have a Problem! By Dana Feero 03/28/04 |
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In Philippians 4: 12-14, Paul broached the subject of endurance in the Christian life by comparing it to an athlete running a race, oblivious to the pain coursing through every fiber of his or her body. The runner focuses on nothing but the goal—to finish the race and do his very best, no matter what the cost. To look back at the ground he has already covered, or to look around at the cheering crowd would be sure to slow his progress and even prevent him from winning the race. He concentrates on grasping the ribbon and the final moment. That kind of endurance takes years of training and a love of the sport.
Both examples serve as reminders of how we should live the Christian life, neither looking back at out past mistakes, not around to what the world tells us what we should or should not do, but keeping our eyes on our prize: to be forever with Christ when our time on earth is finished.
Let us take these words to heart and live each moment, each hour, each day as one who has nothing to loose and everything to gain, and strive only for the approval of the One we will someday see, and to hear “Well done, good and faithful servant.”