Running God's Course

Going Deep With God

If you could be given the skis of Andy Mapple or Kristi Overton Johnson and a guarantee that if you take to the water you would run a world record pass, would you pass it up? There aren’t many skiers who would trade running 39 or 41 off for staying at long line. In fact, it is probably safe to say that most skiers would jump right off the dock clinging to the promise of going all the way up the rope. They would look forward to the thrill of zinging across the wakes, and to the sudden twists and turns in the course. They would excitedly take to the water, savoring every moment as they were running the pass, and they would look forward to reaching the end gates in style!

Although this scenario for most people will never be a reality, spiritually every one of us has been given the promise that if we get off our spiritual docks and follow God, we will experience victory running His course, a course more satisfying than any world record run. God has given us the tools we need to run His course and to reach the end gates with our heads held high in victory. We have been given His Word, the Holy Bible, and He promises us that if we are faithful to apply it to our lives, we will be blessed in all we do (Joshua 1:7). We will live an abundant life that lacks nothing and that is filled with joy, peace, purpose, love, and strength regardless of the circumstances and challenges we must face.

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