Run to Win
How to … Improve your run into Eternity
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As an artist I see a book as nothing more than a blank white canvas upon which the artist-writer paints each image upon the mind of the reader with his brush stroke of words. Will you allow me to paint an image upon your mind? So how can the physical challenges of a long-distance run compare to the spiritual course God has placed us on? We will examine these ideas later in more detail. For now, we can certainly agree that some of us are off the course we have been set on, while others may be right on. With this rational we can conclude, we are, in fact, all runners with a given ability to choose how we will run once our feet hit the ground. We can choose to run the way God intended, having our feet clad with the gospel, pounding the pavement to build and make a difference in His Kingdom. Or, we may have chosen to run the way that has been easy and more attractive to our own reasoning. If you think you may be off course; what should you do to get back on based on God’s design for your life? Only He has the answer to that question. We must develop a desire to seek His training and personal coaching allowing it to be our directing force. Some runners have no clue about Gods Word, while others choose purposely to avoid it. If a runner sits on the couch with a bag of chips in front of the big screen, not much will be accomplished in terms of being able to run a stronger race in the natural. The same is true in the spiritual. We must be constantly feeding our spirit with the “bread of life” and exercising our spirit daily. Our Spiritual run in our spiritual body can closely parallel any physical run in our physical body we may attempt. In either case our feet must be on the ground running. Let us consider this idea a little deeper.
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You may never have thought of yourself as a runner, much less a marathon runner. The thought may even be repugnant to you as memories arise of high school Physical Ed. class or some other sport you may have been coerced into. You may say: “I am not a runner and have no desire to be one. Or, the idea is so foreign to me that it would take a miracle from heaven to make me change my mind.” The fact is you are a long-distance runner whether the thought is appealing to you, or not. We all run the race, however different courses. You are running the course of life God has set you on. Here are some things to consider. Are you on that course or, have you taken a wrong turn along the way and not sure where your original course is? Some of us have been running for years off courses, while others or relatively new and may not even know we have a given course to run. So why not consider getting back on course and running as efficiently as possible avoiding many obstacles along the way and cross the finish line strong. We all live life “on the run,” however far that span of years may be. We all carry baggage that often hinders our forward progress. With good training found in the Word of our creator we can discard unnecessary weight and run more efficiently. His desire is that we run the exact course He has set us on and run at a pace we can sustain for the distance. He provides all the support and direction we need if we only seek it. He is present when things do not go as they should. When we fall, He is nearby to pick us up and brush us off to run again. Our assurance in Him is, He will be there to hand us the trophy of eternity when we cross our finish line.
About the Author
David Romero is a believer and follower of Jesus Christ for more than forty years. His formal education is in fine arts from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. He was a serious runner for more than twenty five years. In that time he spent about two hundred and fifty hours per year running. With the mind of an artist, his running and spiritual growth, the Holy Spirit revealed to him the analogy illustrated in this book. Our course of life closely parallels the running of a marathon. Where does the race end and real life begins?