Out of Shape

I need to return to the race but don’t know where to start.

Lord, please examine my heart.

My heart rate is low.

That explains why I’m running so slow.

I need to pick up the pace.

Lord, give me grace.

I want to fly like an eagle, but I feel like Sméagol.

Feeble, sickly, and consumed by sin.

I want to win, but You already won.

Therefore, I will run.

Lord, please help me get back into shape.

“Therefore, since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily ensnares us. Let us run with endurance the race that lies before us, keeping our eyes on Jesus, the source and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that lay before Him endured a cross and despised the shame and has sat down at the right hand of God’s throne.”

Hebrews 12:1-2 (HCSB)