Getting Rid of the Things That Hold Us Back

Hebrews 12:1 NASB

“Therefore, since we also have such a great cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let’s rid ourselves of every obstacle and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let’s run with endurance the race that is set before us…”

Can you imagine all the Angels in heaven cheering us on in this life’s race that we are running? More importantly, we are running a race  for God, for the Kingdom of God. That makes me want to train harder, become stronger in the Lord, get closer to God so that I will be able to run this race with intensity. But what the writer wants us to do most of all is drop off the weights, and get rid of the things that slow us down. To throw off the shackles that have bound us up for years. It could be mental weights where we have beaten ourselves up for years, or the weights that other people have put on us. It could be addictions, it could be patterns, it could be sin, it could even be unforgiveness. Whatever it is, get rid of it with the help of the Master that is more than able and ready to help us become burden free, so that we can run this race with endurance.

Prayer:

Lord, I pray for myself first, if there is anything that is hindering me, show me and help me to get rid of it. If it is scales on my eyes, or sin, or unforgiveness, or burdens I have place on myself, help me Lord, remove anything that hinders me from running. I want to run this race to win, to thrive, to endure until the end. Now Lord, for my friends, family and loved ones, remove the scales from their eyes, remove the things that have hindered them and set them free. In Your name Lord Jesus I ask, Amen!