THEREFORE THEN, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses [who have borne testimony to the Truth], let us strip off and throw aside every encumbrance (unnecessary weight) and that sin which so readily (deftly and cleverly) clings to and entangles us, and let us run with patient endurance and steady and active persistence the appointed course of the race that is set before us,
Hebrews 12:1 AMPC
There is a journey and also a course on which every believer is programmed to be. A predestination intended upon man so as to live a meaningful life, fashioned after the image of God and to reveal His marvelous glory .
There is a culture as approved by the scriptures that one must live by - a life that is without weight. Sadly, many people in this season are withheld by some unusual yoke upon their lives such as bitterness, anger, sexual sins, unforgiveness, hatred, holding onto a tragic past - depriving themselves of healing.
These and more are weights which delay a lot of christians in reaching their appointed place in Christ, blurring them from a vast future proposed by God in eternity,
Remember, the criteria of followership is this;
"So then, any of you who does not forsake (renounce, surrender claim to, give up, say good-bye to) all that he has cannot be My disciple."
Luke 14:33 AMPC
Every possession of man is nothing but smoke. So, placing value on anything above Christ will be considered a weight. The lifestyle Christ demands is this : that every man should be ready to give up all that which he holds on to, be it sin, pride, etc. Anything at all that glorifies self and flesh must be stripped off in order to be qualified - worthy to run the race without being entangled with the affairs of this world. But with patient endurance, trust in the lord, you will reach the final point and be awarded the prize .
I know many are suffering due to some circumstances which has made them hold onto anger, depression and also making it difficult to trust anymore. It is painful, but remember, the eye of the Lord is upon His saints and He shall guide you with his countenance because He loves you and He doesn't forget His beloved.
I know you are in pain, I know you are angry because of what man did to you. But as an athlete of Christ, lay off that weight so you can run a race set before you, finish the course which has been set before you and receive the reward that Christ has prepared for you even before the foundation of the world.
Be weightless so you can be much more relevant before him. Loosen thyself in order to discover yourself. Let it go, for Christ himself has forgiven you through is blood. So why not forgive, why not love again , why not trust again, for His eyes shall guide thee unto the truth and you will be perfect if you follow without weights that entangles you.
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