Praying for our kids: Marked by endurance
Pardon the Mess with Scarlet Hiltibidal - Christian Motherhood, Biblical Parenting, Raising Christian Kids
Scarlet Hiltibidal and Christian Parenting
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🗓️ 26 April 2021
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Summary
Many years ago I trained and ran a half marathon. The end. (Not really, but kind of.)
In doing so I learned a whole lot about what it takes to build endurance so that you can run the race well. I also learned a lot about chafing—but I digress.
The Christian life is like a marathon in that it requires significant endurance if we’re going to make it through the obstacles we face along the way. Having endurance in the context of our faith means we’re always in training mode, getting ready for the hard places of discouragement and suffering that will challenge our readiness for the race.
Practically speaking, we build up endurance by staying true to the basics: things like spending daily time with God, finding Christian community, memorizing Scripture, and seeking discipleship.
This week, we’re praying for our kids to run their spiritual races with endurance. We’re praying that they keep their eyes on Jesus, setting aside anything that weighs them down or keeps them from running effectively.
Take a quick moment to listen today and pray with me, and enjoy a few insights into my short stint as a “runner.”
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| 0:00.0 | Hey guys, welcome to Pardon the Mess. |
| 0:02.2 | This is Cynthia, and we are praying for our kids this week. |
| 0:04.6 | We are praying they are marked by endurance. |
| 0:07.5 | And the first comes out of 1 Corinthians, 924. |
| 0:10.7 | Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, |
| 0:13.2 | but only one gets the prize. |
| 0:15.4 | Run in such a way as to get the prize. |
| 0:18.7 | And so let's all stop and thank Paul for that word and his running analogy. |
| 0:23.1 | And I want to let you know that many years ago, I ran a half marathon. It is not a punchline. |
| 0:28.6 | It is truth. Hard to believe I know. And so I started training for this half marathon. And let's |
| 0:34.7 | just be very clear. You've never met someone less likely to stay in |
| 0:38.8 | their lane than me and I don't mean like literally a lane but like why am I out trying to run a half |
| 0:43.8 | marathon do I not know what I'm capable of and not capable of but nonetheless I decided I was going |
| 0:50.2 | to do this and when I set out to do something I just have to accomplish it so there's that and so I started training for this marathon and not being a runner and that's an understatement |
| 0:59.4 | it was a lot of training like I started seven or eight months before the actual race I signed up so |
| 1:05.2 | there would be a commitment level signed up with my husband and a couple of our dear friends |
| 1:09.6 | that were going to run it as well. |
| 1:11.7 | And here's a couple things you need to know. |
| 1:14.0 | First of all, runners lie to you. |
| 1:16.0 | Okay? |
| 1:16.3 | And if you're a runner, I love you. |
| 1:17.5 | You're not my people, but I love you. |
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