Have you ever felt like you were running out of steam? Being left behind? Or simply that you just weren’t making the cut?

I HAVE.

There are times in life that make you sit and ponder about your life, and the choices you have made. The choices that have brought you to where you are today. Those times are difficult. They put a magnifying glass on behaviors that you thought were  justifiable. They pull from the inner most darkness, that is hidden inside your closet…..you know…..where all of the skeletons have been hiding, deteriorating, and collecting dust. They make you second guess your journey and your individual process’. Those times can feel like never-ending, lonely nights, filled with terror from your past, fear of your future and doubt of your present. Those times can be a breaking point. Those times can either BREAK YOU or they can BREAK YOU OUT.

You see, being broken and being Broken out of are two different things…….follow me…….

My sister told me of an observation she recently made. There was a group of women running. They all seemed to know one another and were running in close proximity to each other. Except for one(we’ll call her Sue). Sue seemed to be struggling to keep up. It was obvious that she was on a mission though. She was pushing through and making her way to the other ladies. She never lost focus of the other women. Nearly falling over she wasn’t going to stop until she caught up.

Now, when you read that it sounds encouraging. It sounds like Sue is a fighter and wanted to get better. …….But change your perspective for a second. What if Sue would have recognized her own ability and embraced her speed? What if Sue focused on her race rather than the race if the other runners?…..Think about it…….. Sue’s pace was not wrong, nor was it bad, it was HERS. You see, The focus on someone else’s race could have very easily ended hers. She could have fainted, injured herself or she could have quit.

The fact of the matter is this. If you are focused so much on someone else’s journey you’ll never complete your own. If you feel like you are running out of steam, stand back, and readjust. Do not focus on the people around you. Focus on the Race that is set before YOU!

Those times that make you question your choices should NEVER break you. Instead use that time to Break Out, Break from, Break free!

Besides Whose race are you running? Yours or someone elses?

Hebrew 12:1-2 Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of GOD.

We get so hung up on  the times we feel inadequate that we forget about the times we were enough. We focus on the 10 minutes of sorrow  rather then the countless days of Joy. Yes, you feel tired, yes you were focusing on someone else’s race, BUT NOW, Focus on yours.

In his Love,

Mrs.Noso xoxo