🌊 Impossible 🚶🏻‍♂️

A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.

Hebrews 12:1 (KJV) Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, 

Webster says this word “Wherefore” means For which reason. Since we are surrounded by so many examples of faith, let us get rid of everything that slows us down, entangles us, hems us in giving us the idea that escape is impossible; it’s a weight, a sin which so easily distracts us, let us run the race with patience and never give up. In Hebrews chapter 11 we read of men and women who didn’t quit when the race that was set before them got difficult. In other words this race is possible although it may be difficult at times. There will be cross roads and even sometimes no roads but keep pressing on looking at the goal ahead. First we are given examples of faith. I remember all too well when in school, my books always had examples of how to write the sentence, do the math or whatever. The examples always looked easy, you know why? Because I didn’t do the work. Now when I began to do the work it got confusing fast. Just remember faith in Christ is not easy, because along the way there will be distractions, things that look impossible. Did it look impossible for Moses when it looked like all was finished as he looked ahead and all he could see was water? It seemed that Moses was in an impossible place to go forward and yet God told him to go forward not telling him that the Red Sea was about to open and make a way of escape. Let us run the race, we are told and when in doubt look and learn from the examples that have been set before you. Will it look confusing at times? You better know it will. Will you be in doubt of what to do? Oh yes. So what is the answer when you find yourself in this place? “lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us” There is always going to be an easier route, a place to quit, bad advice if you get your eyes off the finish line. Peter had great faith that he could walk on water and he did until he got his eyes off of Jesus and began to look at the great storm he was walking in. The Bible tells us that he began to sink. That has always amazed me and you may say why? My answer is have you ever tried to walk on water? If you have you will find out very quickly you don’t begin to sink. So get your eyes off the mark and you begin to sink. It matters not if you are losing weight, getting rid of an addiction it is the sin that EASILY hems you in.