Run for the Prize
Are you prepared for a sudden and mighty move of My Spirit?
No more standing on the side-lines or spectating from the bench. I need you to be race ready, match fit, with miles in your legs.
A professional athlete does not wake up one morning and decide to enter a race. They are ready and positioned to run as a result of months and years of training on a balanced programme of exercise, good nutrition, and rest.
Consistency and discipline in the daily choices of life shape your tomorrows and prepare for what lies ahead. And so it is with you, My friend. Stay focused and keep your eye on the prize. No comparison with others around you; that’s a joy stealer straight from the enemy camp.
Let the Holy Spirit lead you and show you what’s best. Spend time in the Word and at My feet. Nourish, replenish and hydrate well. Build movement and exercise into your weekly routine and take time out for both recovery and Sabbath rest. Throw off everything that would hold you back. Well-being and vitality are your inheritance. The dynamic power of the Holy Spirit is on the inside of you; receive boundless energy, endless strength!
Activation: Spend time in God’s presence and ask the Holy Spirit to reveal your energy gains and energy drains. Where do you need to make change? What small steps can you put in place as a response to this word in order to see transformation?
1 Corinthians 9:24-27 (MSG)
You’ve all been to the stadium and seen the athletes race. Everyone runs; one wins. Run to win. All good athletes train hard. They do it for a gold medal that tarnishes and fades. You’re after one that’s gold eternally. I don’t know about you, but I’m running hard for the finish line. I’m giving it everything I’ve got. No lazy living for me! I’m staying alert and in top condition. I’m not going to get caught napping, telling everyone else all about it and then missing out myself.
1 Philippians 3:12-14 (NIV)
Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
Hebrews 12:1 (NLT)
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.
