Reassess, Realign, Rejuvenate

The Lord says, 

“I am watching you run the race that I have set for you. You’re keeping a good pace, and I am pleased with your perseverance and your pursuit of the reward. I want you to finish well and finish strong. So, I am asking you to pause for a moment and take a rest. This is not a stopping point to get distracted; this is a focused pause to adjust and ensure that you’re focused on me and what I’m doing. 

It’s time to reassess, realign, and rejuvenate.

I want you to pause to reassess the landscape. 

Eyes up!

The landscape is changing, and navigating it will require a different plan, strategy, and strength. During this pause, you must also reassess the weight that you are carrying. You are carrying more than I need you to carry, and some things do not belong to you; they belong to me. Relinquish those things and let me bear the weight of what only I am equipped to carry. 

Remember, this journey is not one to do in your own strength, but it’s a journey with me to learn absolute reliance on me and to learn to lean your entire personality on me. Pause to review your instructions to see if they have changed at all, and then realign yourself to them. 

Finally, pause to breathe. Instead of pausing to catch your breath, I want you to pause to receive mine. Be rejuvenated as I breathe my spirit into you, releasing life and strength. Receive my breath that energises you for the journey ahead.

Activation: Sometimes we get so caught up in the race that we forget to look up to see what’s around us and if things have changed. Now is the time to ask the Lord what he requires of you in the next leg of the race. It’s time to pause to reassess, realign, and rejuvenate. 

Reassess – What extra weight does the Lord need you to unload? Are you properly prepared and equipped, has the landscape changed, and are you ready for it?

Realign – Review your instructions, are there any changes? Now is the time to go back to the Lord to ensure that you are indeed on track and following his most current instructions and plan.

Rejuvenate – Be still for a moment, intentionally resting to receive the revitalising breath of God.

Romans 8:11 (ESV)

If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you.

Philippians 2:13 (AMP)

For it is [not your strength, but it is] God who is effectively at work in you, both to will and to work [that is, strengthening, energising, and creating in you the longing and the ability to fulfil your purpose] for His good pleasure. 

Hebrews 12:1-2 (NLT)

…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…