"Run, Don't Walk"

"I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart." (Psalms 119:32)

 Not that it comes to any surprise, but God has a way of getting our attention; and when He gets our attention, we need to move, not tomorrow, but right away! Let me give you some brotherly advice: If you hear the Lord speaking, which is pretty much through the Holy Spirit that lives within us, don't hesitate to listen and obey, like right away! Not that the Holy Spirit will leave us, because I do not believe that He ever does; but what He will do, is to stop directing us, not because we have no presence of Him within us, but simply because we do not listen and obey what He says. If you are in doubt, pray it out! Ask God to give you more desire for His Word if you lack it; do whatever it takes to make yourself be obedient to His voice and to follow His commands. Paul spoke about this more than once, we just quote the most popular version of what he shared, how we need to run the race to win! We are not racing against one another, we are racing for our very lives, including the lives of one another! Someone that runs a race to win, continually evaluates all that he does, as to whether it benefits his winning or hinders it. If there is something causing you to slow down, you need to work harder to get it out of your life; if you can't shake it, then you need to ask the Lord to cut it out; and if you, for whatever reason, still can't get to out, then you need to do as many things as possible to counter the effects it has on your ability to run as fast as you can. God's grace is sufficient, and when we are weak, He is strong; but the ability for us to realize where and what it is that we need, is our desire to need Him more. The more we desire for Him to change us and strengthen us in His love, the more room we allow Him in our hearts...

"Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. Because of the joy awaiting him, he endured the cross, disregarding its shame. Now he is seated in the place of honor beside God's throne. Think of all the hostility he endured from sinful people, then you won't become weary and give up. After all, you have not yet given your lives in your struggle against sin." (Hebrews 12:1-4) NLT