Run
Your Race
TODAY’S
SCRIPTURE
Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but
one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it.
1 Corinthians 9:24, NKJV.
TODAY’S
WORD
So many people today spend valuable time and energy
trying to make everyone around them happy. They want to be approved, accepted
and affirmed. There’s nothing wrong with that, but you can’t let the opinions
of others become your focus or distract you from what God has called you to.
In the natural, when a professional runner races, you
don’t see them looking around at the other runners, wondering how they are
doing. No, they have their mind focused on one thing: the finish line. They
don’t waste valuable energy comparing themselves or wondering what’s going on
around them. Instead, they focus on winning the prize. This is how we should be
in life—focused on winning the prize of the victor’s crown in life.
My challenge to you today is: run your race. Don’t let
people squeeze you into their mold. Remember, you don’t have to try to play up
to people. You don’t have to worry about what everyone else thinks. As long as
you’re being true to what God has put in your heart, don’t look to the left or
to the right. Stay focused on your goals. Run your race to win and honor God in
everything that you do!
PRAYER
FOR TODAY
Father, today and every day I set my focus on you. I
declare that I will not look to the left or to the right, but I will fix my
eyes on Jesus, the Author and Finisher of my faith. Give me wisdom and grace as
I dedicate every area of my life to You in Jesus’ Name! Amen.
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“God gives us many kinds of special abilities, but it is the same Spirit who is the source of them all. There are different kinds of service to God, but it is the same Lord we are serving. There are many ways in which God works in our lives, but it is the same God who works in and through all of us.” (1 Corinthians 12:4-6 LB)
Very few of the 5 billion people on this planet will ever maximize the full potential that God has placed inside them. Most people live mediocre lives. The full extent of their capabilities and talents go untapped. They are not even aware of the tremendous potential they possess.
What is “potential”? It is your unused strengths. Your hidden talents. Your untapped abilities. Your dormant talents. Your capped capabilities.
There is a great wealth of potential within you. But you must decide if you will deprive the world or bless the world with those gifts that are locked away inside you.
If you decide that you do want to release your potential, the next step is to understand the principles God has established for unlocking potential. Miles Munroe, a minister in the Bahamas, has identified 10 keys to unlocking potential:
Your potential is God’s gift to you. He expects you to use it!
Talk About It
In what ways are you working toward your potential using your strengths and abilities?
Think of a time when you believed you were reaching your potential in work, at home, or in life. What was God doing in that moment? What were the factors that helped you function at your best?
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