A Prayer for Holy Endurance in a Hustle Culture by Chelsea Dimitias, read by Liam

Martin.

Therefore, since we're surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside

every weight and sin which clings so closely and let us run with endurance the race that

is set before us.

Hebrews 12 1.

Hebrews 12 has been a favorite part of Scripture for me since I gave my life to Christ.

I loved that it invited me into what God wanted to do in and through my life.

It was a truth from God's word that pierced my heart.

It helped me to better understand why he disciplines his children.

And isn't that a beautiful thing?

God's word walks us through what we need to better understand his heart and to equip

us for what will face in the world.

A few years into my life as a Christian, the self-help culture began invading the walls

of Christianity.

This message of hustle and self-help became intoxicating and somehow caught like wildfire

with women in the church.

I wrestled with this deeply.

I saw it as a message that quickly diminished the gospel and elevated one's self.

To my brothers and sisters in Christ, the message of self-help is hopeless and filled with

a lie.

It wants you to believe that you can be the hero of your own story.

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