A life without Jesus is a fake life. Your life needs to revolve around Jesus, centering around His plans and purposes for you. You need to be real to yourself, to take the word of God and apply it in the reality of your life.

Fixing your eyes on Jesus means that you need to maintain your faithfulness even in times of turmoil or distress.
God desires that deeply!
He wants you to know that He can be trusted and that He is ultimately in control.
What is the extent of your faithfulness that God is expecting from you?

If you had the opportunity, would you send a friend request to Jesus?
Would your posts be any different if you knew Jesus was your friend and reading them?
Would He “like” or comment on your posts?

As we live out our life mission of pursuing God, let us remember that it is He who first pursued us and continues to pursue us.
He is the reason we exist and the reason we serve.

Jesus invites the insecure to find security in Him.
He calls us not to be indifferent, for He was not indifferent to our needs and our sins.

The distinction is that holiness is a by-product of righteousness.
Not the reverse.
When we are in right relationship with the Living God, we become, we are holy, we are granted His holiness and our lives will be different.

We can do all things through Christ Who strengthens us. Be submissive to His will and sacrifice things that hold us back from finishing our race. 

Like the Word of God, let us emphasize coming to God with whole hearts rather than waiting for it to be purified. 

If you want to mature in Christ, get ready for some kingdom assignments that train you towards perfection as these will reveal misalignment and help us rightly realign in the Spirit.

Stress and anxiety see the worst kind of future, but Hope says God has got this!
God works the night shift so that we can rest in Him and sleep!

Those of us who may consider ourselves “experienced” Christians need to remember to slow down for the new believer.
To take time from our busy lives to fellowship, encourage, and walk the path of faith with them.

We will all have illnesses or injuries in these human bodies, don’t wait for those times to draw closer to Him and spend more time with Jesus.
The time is today, the call for you to draw closer to Jesus is today.
There is nothing in this world like being filled and surrounded by the presence of Jesus

after loss, there is still life and love; after hurt, there is still hope and healing; after pain, there is still peace and purpose; and after chaos, there is comfort and clarity.

Prayer is not so much getting our way as it is aligning to His.
This may not be what you want to hear, but it just is.

Avoid vain repetitions, many words; and a fixed, empty, rote repetition.
Long prayers do not mean more spirituality or more impressive

As children of God, we have the capacity to hear His voice. There will be times when we don’t understand or hear from God. Wait on Him.

God had never intended for us to figure out life on our own.
Humanity needs the revelations from God in order to make sense of what is happening around us.

You can run at your pace and chat with God as and when you feel inspired to.
Do you know what’s better?
It’s ok when you’re digging deep, tackling a steep hill and your words are few, because God hears our heart.

We are designed to worship Him all the way to the finish line by racing to the best of our ability and giving it our all.
In this race of life, we have one shot.
Knowing this, how are you going to run?

In any race we are going to get tired, weary, discouraged, distracted and lost. So, how to we really finish the race?

Being under the mentorship of a strong believer can help build up the new believer, just as how being with a strong runner can help the novice runner run better.

If you want to reign like you were designed to, you’ll have to be disciplined. Those who reign must learn to accept the corrective discipline of God.

Jesus says to forgive seventy times seven times. For forgiveness flows through us, being designed to receive grace and give grace to others.  

God desires us to make time, make room for Him, for communion, for worship, for a willing ear and heart to listen to His agendas.

We must adapt, change, and reevaluate what we are doing to be purposeful in strengthening and developing our relationship with God.

No matter how fast or slow your pace, no matter how far or how short your route, if you run, you are a runner!

5 weeks of C.R.O.S.S (Crucifixion, Resurrection, Obedience, Sacrifice and Salvation) devotions have created a lasting impact on my heart.
They have drawn me in to reflect upon His goodness and it has transformed my walk with God and relationships with friends and family. 

Life on earth is a finite race we are gifted by Him to run. We are exhorted to apply ourselves wholeheartedly to running and finishing well.

Sometimes when runners schedule a ‘Rest day’,  they feel guilty.  Yes, that’s right, but why is this? I suspect it is because…

We are saved by the blood of our Lord Jesus Christ. Our response to Salvation should be to honour him, in all things, including our health. 

Do you have an addiction? A question we need to ask ourselves is whether we are addicted to this world and the things that come with it?

Do you know your Kingdom assignments here on earth?
You have a unique assignment given to us to be fulfilled in our lifetime. 

When you are born again, you are born anew, into a new life with new purposes and mindsets. Your real race finally starts.

I had combed every corner of this place, the trails along the creek, the long winding loops that gracefully lace the perimeter of the park; I had even explored some of the newer trails on the far side of the river, so I was surprised when the Lord led me to take this trail.
It was one I surely passed hundreds of times before, but it had been kept hidden from my notice.

Taking a slower speed to navigate the challenges and complete the race is not a sign of weakness or retreat;
Giving up is. 

Allow God to do a surgery in our hearts, transforming our lives, then our ‘deaths’ will bring life to many more around us.
We were never meant to run alone or finish the race as a lone runner.

we will encounter failures at times in our running and other areas of our life.
It is at such times the ‘enemy’ will gloat over us, but let’s put it all in perspective – We may have had a bad day, but a bad day doesn’t make a bad life!
Remember that there is forgiveness with God and there is no failure that will ever separate us from God’s love.