Comments on: Athletes of God

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:43:21 +0000

I think we endure through prayer and keeping our focus on
Jesus. It also helps to keep in the Word. In Philippians 4, Paul talks about being well fed and being hungry; living in prosperity and poverty. He learned the secret of contentment, and that was doing all things through Christ who gives us strength. I think that is how we endure

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:35:35 +0000

Endurance is such a key part of the Christian “marathon”. We can get tired, feel broken, or even get lazy. But as Eugene Peterson puts it, it is meant to be a “long obedience in the same direction”. So a question to consider is how do we endure when things get tough and how do we endure when things seem to be smooth sailing?

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 19:39:54 +0000

We need to remember that the Christian life is a marathon, not a sprint. Training in the Christian life goes on everyday. The Olympic games will be over before we know it. Our lives will also be over before we know it, and we will stand before the Judge who sees deep into our hearts and knows our motives.
Therefore, let us run the race with peservance that is marked out before us, and let us keep our eyes on Jesus, for He is not only our Treasure, but worth more than all the gold medals in all the Olympic games.