Run It Together

Recently I ran a marathon in our local area along with hundreds of other people and many of my family members. Even those of the family who weren't running were along the route encouraging us on. The whole event was amazing and the distance seemed to be hardly noticeable with the support and conapionshop. What struck me is how different this felt to when I ran this same route several months earlier by myself. While on both occasions I completed the distance the experience was vastly different. The atmosphere and companionship of the second run made it feel so much easier. We are all running the marathon of life. The distance must be covered but where we have a choice is how we run it – alone or together. God has given us community in church for this reason. "So encourage each other and build each other up." (1 Thessalonians 5:11). Fellowship is vital in the race of life. We can't run alone. We are called to "Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ." (Galatians 6:2). The race of life is not always easy, but when we run it together it makes all the difference. "Let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near." (Hebrews 10:25). Who can you encourage today? (Craig B). Open Bible – bit.ly/1Th5v11, bit.ly/Gal6v2, bit.ly/heb10v25