Today I decided to run with two of my friends. They have been running together for a while and while I have been running on my own, I wanted to run with them since we will all be running in an event soon.
With daylight savings time, it is much darker in the morning. We took off and it was not long before I realized this was very unfamiliar territory. I drive past it often but could not anticipate the dips, cracks, or dangers of the route...in the dark! I had to keep my eye on the surface and watch for these changes.
On the way back, I heard voices behind me, maintaining my pace I glanced behind me to see how close they were. Of course I was going to get out of the way so we didn't crash. Unfortunately, I took my eyes off the route and did not see the "lip" on the sidewalk. I tripped and felt "slow-motion" fall. Bam! Face-first. I have never taken such a fall. My two friends stopped immediately to offer assistance. I was lying on a sidewalk staring at the stars....in pain.
If I had only kept my eyes on the surface! If only I had not become distracted by the runners behind us, if only I had not run in unfamiliar ground, if only I had stayed in the light.
That is the way it is in our Christian walk. If we walk in the light, if we walk in the truth of Christ, we will always be under his protection. We must not be distracted by voices that try to convince us otherwise. So in your walk,don't lose your focus...stay in the light.
This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you; God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with him yet walk in darkness, we lie and do not live by the truth. But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin. 1 John 1:5-7
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