"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 perserverance the race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfector of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God."
Hebrews 12:1-2
In times of corporate worship, God tends to lay things on my heart for everyone in the room. And the one thing that I just can't get out of my mind and that is on my heart...is this verse. and the importance of it.
I believe that we all, hold onto things. whether we realize we are holding onto something or not, we are. We like how people make us feel, we like being with others, we like being loved, and there's so much more. spiritually we like to stay complacent. we like to hold onto pride, or our gifts. the list goes on...we can and do hold onto anything and everything.
by holding onto things, our eyes are not fixed on Jesus. and it hinders us. when our eyes are off of Jesus, we are blinded. this happens all to often in my own life.
I strongly feel like God just wants us to examine ourselves. To SEEK HIM and Him alone. not other people. not emotions. not ourselves. but HIM. I strongly feel like God wants us to see what we are holding onto, and to just let it go. To be RAW with God. To not count on anything, but Him alone. Just let go. Stop holding on.
Holding on ruins you. Holding on strips you of who you are meant to be. Our hearts are a precious and delicate thing. Guard it. Protect it. Examine it. and Let God mend it. Let God have it wholly.
Don't count on others. Count on God. Seek God. not others. Hold onto Jesus, and nothing or anybody else. Nobody or anything comes close to doing for you what God can and desires to do for you.
Hebrews 12:1-2
Seek God. Examine your eyes, your attitude, your viewpoint, your heart.
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