January 29, 2023“But He said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon you.” – 2 Corinthians 12:9Life isn’t easy. Even when we give our lives to Christ, He never promises it will be all sunshine and rainbows. In fact, He assures us that we will face hard a...  Read More

January 28, 2023“You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed.” – Psalm 139:16What happens when a loved one suddenly loses their life? Your partner up and leaves you without any signs or even notice? A family member relapses back into their drug addiction? Your child suddenly drops out of school or your daugh...  Read More

January 27, 2023“By His divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know Him, the one who called us to Himself by means of His marvelous glory and excellence.” – 2 Peter 1:3If you are a believer and follower of Jesus Christ, you are not shielded from hard times and life’s hurdles. Paul tells us in this life we will have troub...  Read More

January 26, 2023“For God has said, ‘I will never fail you. I will never abandon you.’ So we can say with confidence, ‘The Lord is my helper, so I will have no fear. What can mere people do to me?’” – Hebrews 13:5-6My dad and I were talking the other day about his experience running track at Baylor University in the late ’70s and early ’80s. He recently ran into an old teammate that he hadn’t seen ...  Read More

January 25, 2023“Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all.” – Psalm 34:19Has there been a moment in time when you gave your life to Christ? A moment where you realized you are a sinner and need Jesus to be your Lord and Savior? If so, since that point, has everything been perfect? Has life just been smooth sailing without any troubles or afflictions? No?...  Read More

January 24, 2023“Don’t you realize that in a race everyone runs, but only one person gets the prize? So run to win! All athletes are disciplined in their training. They do it to win a prize that will fade away, but we do it for an eternal prize.” – 1 Corinthians 9:24-25What are you living for? Is that a question you’ve ever thought about? When it came to purpose, Paul had quite the perspective on ...  Read More

January 23, 2023“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, and I have remained faithful.” – 2 Timothy 4:7If you want to run the race of life to your fullest potential, you should look at what Paul says in the New Testament. Paul had a great perspective on life. He looked at life as if it were a race. We know this because he makes the analogy multiple different times throughout Script...  Read More

January 22, 2023“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.” – Hebrews 12:1Over the last few days, we have discussed Paul’s perspective on how to live our life. Paul looked at life like it was ...  Read More

January 21, 2023“No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us.” – Philippians 3:13-14Have you ever looked at life like a race? Paul compares life to a race throughout Scripture....  Read More

January 20, 2023“Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing.” – James 1:2-4Today, we are on the second day of a three-day series looking at h...  Read More

January 19, 2023“So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today.” – Matthew 6:34Throughout Scripture, Paul makes the reference to a race to describe our life. From Paul’s perspective, life was (and is) a race. And like a race, there is a beginning, middle, and end. A race is a good visual because it gives us direction. God wants our live...  Read More

January 18, 2023“I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” – Philippians 3:14If you have read much of Paul’s writings, you will find that Paul viewed life as a race. There are multiple passages throughout Scripture where Paul uses the analogy of a race. We all know Philippians 4:13, but do you know Philippians 3:14? In this verse, Paul says… “I press on t...  Read More