Journal 22

                                                                     Running The Race

• 1 Corinthians 9 verse 24-25: Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever.
• The Victory is His
• All We have to do is run and cross the finish line
• Joshua 1 verse 9: Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”
• My troubles haven't left me
• Life still happens
• Reality is still here
• Run your race well
• Being a Christian does not stop life
• We self sabotage ourselves
• His Word is a GPS to enable and to cope better
• Adversity really strikes
• You've got this
• Keep your head up
• You've got this
• Keep running your race the best that you can
• Adversity builds character
• You can push yourself to grow
• Don't let up
• Keep pressing ahead
• God doesn't care how many times you quit the race, the only thing He cares about is that you're still running it
• We get caught up in fear
• We get up in are we worthy enough
• Don't trap yourself up in fear
• Worry doesn't add a single day to our life
• Sometimes we put a limit on what God can do
• He can turn things around
• Forgiveness and Restoration are two different things
• The Good, Not So Good
• Make Peace With God
• Give Him Your Bad, Your Ugly, and Give Him Your Good too
• He wants to take your weaknesses and make them stronger
• If God wants it to happen, He will make it happen
• God does call us to be still
• There are sometimes where He calls us to be still for a season
• Go pray for this person
• God will always do His part, He wants us to be an active participant in our Faith
• You can talk the talk all the day long
• You put in the work, God's going to honor that
• The only way to get to the finish line, is to run the race
• It's going to require some hard work, if you want to run the race well
• Never lose the art of hard work
• Helps enable them to get back up to encourage them to finish their race
• We're supposed to do that with each other, in this Christian walk
• We're supposed to be that for our brothers and sisters, it's not all about us
• We get our comfort from God
• Give that comfort and love away to someone who needs it
• Give them what they need in their time of need
• Help them out, give them some wisdom
• I'm gonna help you finish your race, let's run this race together
• It's all about a team sport, it's all about helping each  other out
• Be patient with one another
• You know what the opposite of humility is? Pride
• That's how you restore things, go talk to them
• He gives grace to the what, the humble
• You've got to stay humble, stay focused 
• What's the opposite of pride? Humility
• We're supposed to do all things with pure motive
• You know what God will honor, pure motive
• Sometimes He really cares about our hearts
• Sometimes He'll ask you child, what do you want
• Colossians 4 verse 2: Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.
• You practice, you keep striving, you keep improving
• Keep improving
• Stay alert
• Run Your Race Well
• Stay In His Word
• Guard Your Hearts
• Renewal Of The Mind
• Put on the full Armor Of God
• Remember your full armor
• Christ gets the victory
• Keep striving to improve, stay humble, pure motive
• Be compassionate to your teammates, we're all in this together
• Do everything you do in love
• Without love you've got nothing
• His Word is Alive and Well today still, where? In Our Hearts
• God works on us from the inside out
• Without the heart, if you don't have a heartbeat your dead
• Let's all live to die
• Love is patient, Love is kind, Love does not boast
• Want to be a better Christian, He says love your enemies
• Want to be a better Christian, have a heart of Gratitude
• You're Loved, You're Worthy, You're Beloved
• He died for you and me, We are worthy in Him
• Don't get trapped in fear
• He doesn't call the equipped, He equips the called
• You and me, let's run the race together
• Let's run our race well