Stuff may cling, but lay aside EVERY weight and RUN

"Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God."

Hebrews 12:1-2

I remember when I was probably five or six years old there was a running race in school where we had to run to a table, eat this yummy sweet treat completely and then head on running towards the finish line. History has it that when I reached the table with the sweet treat I decided to keep it safe in my pocket for a later point in time to eat . Well obviously I did not win because my goal shifted from running the race to planning regarding my new found sweet treat ! 

"and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith"... sometimes we forget why we are running , our sights shift from Christ to other things ... May our eyes be lifted to Him always... 

This is such a beautiful passage flowing from chapter 11. However, for today lets look at this line , "let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely,"  

Lay aside every weight and sin which clings so closely. We are relatively quick to identify obvious sin but sometimes slow to lay aside weights that we have involuntary picked up getting confused between the rat race of the world and the race we are called to run in Christ. Sometimes we pack our days with so many things (which may not be necessary) and let God take a back seat in our lives. We pack our kids schedules with so many things but when it comes to church related stuff we let it take a back seat. Maybe its time to get our priorities right in our lives and even in our children's lives.

Let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God

God Bless