Today on Inside for Living from Chuck Swindall.

I graded would be if this would be the year you perfect on your own, a trust in God,

a confidence that he knows what he's doing.

He's arranged this course for you, for me to run, and we lean hard on him even when we

can't see where it's going.

Remember what it was like to be hunkered down at home during the COVID pandemic?

For many of us, those days provided a welcome oasis.

It resulted in an unexpected season of reflection and it inspired some dreams about the future.

Well today, on Inside for Living, we're featuring part two of a mini series that Chuck Swindall

delivered during that period.

The first portion of Chuck's presentation was looking back at the past.

Today, however, we'll be staring into the opportunities that are ahead of us.

He titled part two of this mini series, Looking ahead.

Let's prepare for the race.

I'm reading for you from Hebrews chapter 12, the first three verses.

In some ways, familiar to us, but perhaps as we shall see today, we've not really

dug deeply into them sufficiently to hear what they are really saying to us.

Hebrews 12, one through three.

As we think about preparing for the race that has been set before us, we're going to

consider these verses together.

I'm reading from the new Living Translation.

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith,

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