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Learning to Live at Peace through His Promises

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"Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men," Colossians 3:23 Jesus never said following Him would be easy. In fact, He said the exact opposite. I can confirm this statement with all that I've been through the past few months. Especially throughout track season. For one thing, the enemy is ultimately working harder and harder to pull you away the closer you get to God (as said in my last post). This has happened to me several times this past track season. Distance races are really a mental competition just as much as it is physical. My mentality going through this season was that I am working for God, so I should be working with all that I have. Jesus gave it all for me up on that cross, this is an opportunity for me and others to give all that we have for Him. There were many times before a race that I would feel anxious and unprepared. A specific example of this was the first time I ran the 800 meter run, the second meet of th...
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I'm here because of Him

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I believe that in everything you do, the goal is to glorify God. "So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God." 1 Corinthians 10:31(NIV)  I am a junior in high school and I just finished my fifth year of running cross country. It is clear as to why many people don't see how or why I do it, and honestly, I don't just adore running many miles everyday. My love for the sport comes from the lessons I've learned, goals I've reached, people I've met, and the things I've accomplished. Through the years of running cross country, I've always made God my first priority and I would pray to Him for comfort and strength, but this year I feel as though I've reached another level with God. I've always believed that everything should be done for God's glory, but this year I realized that I wasn't doing a very good job of glorifying Him and I felt that He deserves more. Yes, I might be thanking Him everyday when ...
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