Day 2

Day 2 is drawing to a close, I took my car to the garage to get it worked on. It cost me 324.00 dollars. I suppose that it could have been worse. However, I have had Some thoughts running through my head all day. All about David when he first attempted to bring the ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem. It didnt work the first time, yet he tried again. Yesterday may have not gone so well but I will continue on offering my life as a sacrificce every step of the way!
Today I was working on some Youth things and doing a lot of praying and contemplation. I am praying that God will do a mighty work in these young people! Youth week is not far away! What a move of God we are going to experience!

Day 1a

So day one did not go so well. It started out with a heart full of determination but here is what happened. I never thought the devil would attack so quickly. My car broke down, the dryer quit on my wife, and we found out that my son has a skin condition called eczema.
I kind of felt like Job. But I am not giving in. I am giving it my all. The prize is too valuable for me to back off over a few temporal things. God will not give me more than I am able to bear.
Looking forward to seeing what God is going to do through all of this!

The Race: Day 1

Today is the big day. I have been building up for this! Today I am standing at the starting line waiting to hear the sound of that starting pistol and I am going to be off down the track, giving everything I have to achieve the prize that awaits me at the end. I stand here and I am thinking about all that is at stack. 

You see, this race is like no other. The only way that this race ends, is when I die. The prize that I seek is to hear Jesus Christ say to me "well done thou good and faithful servant" I long to hear those words. 

My past is full of mistake, but you see, I am looking straight ahead. Today is a new day. He has made me into a new creature! I am not what I used to be and I cannot run forward very well if I am constantly looking back at myself with guilt. I have my eyes set on that finish line. In fact, I can almost see it from here.

The race is long and hard, unlike other races, there are so many things that have the ability to trip you up. I have watched others run this race, and I have seen some as the start fall on their face quickly some get right back up and start running again with even more determination then ever before. Unfortunately, I have seen others fall on there faces, and they stand up in shame and walk off the track with their heads hung in shame. It breaks my heart to see this, inside I am screaming for them to keep going, I cry out to God to give them the desire to finish this race! But they just walk away from the greatest event that will ever take place in their life! 

Oh I pray God that I never get discouraged to the point that I just give up! Let me press on, if and when I fall, Lord help my get right back up. Be there, like you was there when Peter called out to you as he was slipping beneath the waves of the Sea of Galilee on that stormy night, and you lifted him up! 

I hope you follow me as I run this race! Daily I will post here in hopes that I am encouraging others to keep running the race! I am going to write about what I read in the Word, Experience in prayer, and in life. Come with me as we race to that finish line and make receive the prize! Lets make heaven our home!