Category Archives: Devotional

When you’re running, your coach will always tell you eyes up or look forward. Not only is it good form to help with your posture and breathing but it’s also an approach tip, safety tip and mental tip. Looking forward helps you know what’s coming next if the course. Is it a hill? A curve?Continue reading “Look and Gaze”

You’ve got to run the marked course if you want to be qualified to win it at the end. The course is marked so you get the proper distance for your run. The aid and water stations as well as bathrooms will be marked so you know where they are. All the safety personal andContinue reading “The Course Map”

When you’re running, you always have to be aware of the ground. You’ve got to watch out for holes, uneven cracks in the pavement or concrete, roots, or anything else that could cause you to trip and fall. Every runner’s dream is the perfect path with nothing that could trip them up or cause themContinue reading “The Level Path”

When running it is important to know the race route or even your training route. You don’t just get to run wherever you like during a race. When training, you need to know the route’s distance to ensure it’s the right distance for that run. Knowing the route is vital to success. But if youContinue reading “Follow the Route”

When you run a road or trail race, it is important to follow the race route. If you don’t you can get lost or you run the wrong course which could disqualify you. So, the path is important. It is no different with God’s race. We’ve got to stay on God’s path. Solomon gives usContinue reading “Study the Map”

When you run a race, believe it or not there are rules. Whether it’s a relay, track race, road race, and trail race, all these races have rules. If you break those rules you are disqualified from winning. We understand this concept it sports. Yet, when it comes to God we seem to balk atContinue reading “Race Rules”

So, you’ve decided to enter God’s spiritual marathon. Great! Now what? Some runners don’t take the training for a race seriously. They enter a race but they aren’t prepare to run it let alone actually try to finish it. Others will train but do not exercise self control before or during the race. They areContinue reading “Run With Purpose”

A month ago today I ran my first marathon. I can still barely believe I actually did it. I never thought I would be physically able to do it OR actually ever WANT to do it. But I did and let me tell you it’s been at least 8 years since I felt that proudContinue reading “Running God’s Marathon”

Welcome to the month of April! This month we will be focusing on the parallels between physical running and spiritual running. Running the spiritual race and other fitness analogies are used frequently in Scriptures so we are going to do a deep dive into Running our Spiritual Race. For today, I want to encourage toContinue reading “Physical vs. Spiritual Fitness”