Spiritual Marathon - Never Give Up!

For you to finish the marathon; you have to start at the beginning,
Preparation and fitness go a long way in crossing the finish line,
Spiritually fit, are you?
Have you had your spiritual five-a-day?
Have you exercised the fruit of the Spirit today?
Have you?
Are you ready?
Remember this is not a sprint,
Your start has no memory to it,
It’s a marathon – it goes on for ages!
People will remember how you overcame “the wall”
People are going to remember how you recovered from you fall,
What will be remembered are the ones who were forgotten,
The ones who were at the back,
Who appear out of nowhere to win,
Memories,
Your testimony – your past is just as important as where you are going,
Your baton you pass on to others to finish the race,
The more determination you have; the stronger you become,
Once you run out of excuses to not continue,
And stop leaning on people who are falling,
And things that don’t hold strong,
You find yourself at rock bottom, at “the wall”
And that’s where God needs you,
Alone,
There, rock,
You find yourself there alone,
With God,
Because friends don’t understand,
And family have abandoned you,
You find yourself blaming whose fault it wasn’t,
But God!
Is there at rock bottom to be your,
Rock,
To stand on, to rely on,
He starts to build you up,
Feeding His Word to you, in chunks you can digest,
And you find yourself with a lil more energy than you thought you had,
And that’s His Spirit,
He’s broken down “the wall” and He’s pushing you on,
And even though you may go where He doesn’t send you,
He’s still always there with you,
You know when become like Jonah and get lost in the marathon,
You think He’s giving you more than you can handle,And board the ship to Tarshish, get thrown overboard and end up in the fish’s belly,
When 3 days in there feels like 3 years – that’s where God works best,
When you have no place else to go!
God is there,
His Spirit pursued you,
Spat you out on to dry land, set you back on your way,
You find your Rock at rock bottom “the wall”
And on the Rock – the Solid Rock – you stand
When you can testify youre still standing
Still standing but on what?
The Rock!
And as heavy as your Rock is, it will cause you to float,
Like a butterfly,
And though the marathon may be a lil bit rough at times,
Youre standing on the Solid Rock that causes you to float,
Through to the finish line,
Not by power or by might BUT His Spirit,
Because God says you should,
You will,
Its in His will; He’ll make a way,
You just have to maintain your spiritual diet and exercise
And His Spirit will reside in you,
With Him what can you NOT do?
It’s a Spiritual Marathon – Never Give Up!!!!!