Run the Race

Have you ever run until your muscles are cramping and it feels like your lungs are about to burst? That is how Jesus wants us to run after Him. But imagine trying to run with a hundred-pound backpack full of bricks. That’s what it’s like to run after Jesus while we’re weighed down by sin. That’s why He calls us to throw off our sin so we’re free to really run after Him. What’s holding you back from chasing hard after Jesus? Throw it off. There is nothing more important than pursuing Him. So, get rid of all of the sin, all of the distraction, all of the competing attentions that take your eyes off of Him.