Just Keep Running

My Utmost For His Highest

“Enoch walked with God…” —Genesis 5:24

“In learning to walk with God, there is always the difficulty of getting into His stride, but once we have done so, the only characteristic that exhibits itself is the very life of God Himself. The individual person is merged into a personal oneness with God, and God’s stride and His power alone are exhibited. […]  He has different ways of doing things, and we have to be trained and disciplined in His ways. It was said of Jesus— “He will not fail nor be discouraged…” (Isaiah 42:4) because He never worked from His own individual standpoint, but always worked from the standpoint of His Father. And we must learn to do the same. […]  It is God’s Spirit that changes the atmosphere of our way of looking at things, and then things begin to be possible which before were impossible. Getting into God’s stride means nothing less than oneness with Him. It takes a long time to get there, but keep at it. Don’t give up because the pain is intense right now— get on with it, and before long you will find that you have a new vision and a new purpose.” CHAMBERS

When I was a younger man, I ran almost every day .. rain or shine .. cold or hot.  When I ran, my focus was not on how I felt, if I was comfortable.  I focused on the running.  I never looked at my feet, but I looked ahead.  I focused on a goal.  Running to the sign ahead, then to the intersection, then to the light pole, and so it went.  That is the way our walk with the Lord is.  (Isaiah 50:7) “Because the Sovereign Lord helps me, I will not be disgraced. Therefore have I set my face like flint, and I know I will not be put to shame.” There are many things that would distract us from our spiritual walk.  The key is that by focusing on the Lord, making Him our priority, even though we are in the midst of trials, we can continue to run. If we look at our “feet”, that is our ability and inability, we will stumble and fall.  I had a rule .. keep running .. don’t stop.  When I ran in the Army we would often chant “Here we go.  All the way.  Up the hill.  Down the hill.  Through the hill.  Can’t stop.  Won’t stop.”  (Hebrews 12:1-2) “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith.”  Don’t stop … keep running. ELGIN

“I’m runnin’ where the rivers are flowin’.  I runnin’ where the grapes are growin’.  I’m runnin’, yes I’m runnin’ in Canaan’s Land, it’s really grand.  In my heart there’s joy divine.  Just to know that the Lord is mine. I’m runnin’, yes, I’m runnin’ in Canaan’s land.”

Bondye Beni Ou (God Bless You)