Hebrews 11:39 All these people [the great Old Testament heroes of faith] earned a good reputation because of their faith, yet none of them received all that God had promised. 40 For God had something better in mind for us, so that they would not reach perfection without us.

A lot of Christians give their lives to Christ and they ask God for help. The thing that many don’t understand is that when you ask God to help you, he does. He prepares you and puts you on the starting line. God doesn’t leave you where he found you. When you decide to follow Jesus, you are beginning your race. Your race is different from everyone else around you. Don’t look at another person’s race - you have your own race to run and God has a specific plan for your life. Don’t try to compare your pace to others. Don’t be distracted by how others around you are running their race. What God is asking you to do concerning a certain area (any area in which you want to move forward in God) is not what God has your neighbor doing. Your race is unique.
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 Pastor Dean Sweetman - August 3, 2008: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download