Fixing our eyes on Jesus:)

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. (Hebrews 12:1, 2 NIV). 

What we set our eyes on is what our hearts are set on. What our hearts are set on is where we will be in the future. It is a lobby race or marathon that we have to endure through and the only way we can truly do that successfully and Holy is by doing it for God and looking to God. We obviously can't see eye to eye with God and give Him a hug every day, so fixing our eyes on Him is actually a lot of work and concentration. It takes time looking at His word, praying, spending quiet time letting Him speak to us. It takes patience! But if we focus on money our life will be money and we will never truly be happy or be where we want to be. Nothing will ever be enough. 

To run this race it is important to run the race with others who are running it and trying to get to the same goal as us. We must surround ourselves with others with simmalar goals as us. Be around people who are want to fight this fight as much as us! If we have things that take us away from Jesus and truly giving Him glory then we must get rid of those things that cause us to sin. It is better to enter the kingdom of God without our hand if it causes us with sin. For most of us we aren't going to cut off our hands but if we truly can't stop sinning by our hands than we may need to take ourselves out of a lot serious and severe situations. 

We still have a long time left in this race and there will be storms that try and prevent us from doing it as fully as we should but God can clear those storms. We will never run out of water with God and His true and holy word will fill our thirst and hunger. God will cool us in times of anger and help us move or avoid obstacles! He is in it all! 

The best way to run this race is looking to God the whole time. Every time we say I don't know how I am going to get through this He says with Me. He says I am here for you I won't let you down! Even in the hardest times and the most hurtful times He can and WILL heal us and allow us to move on in a new light!