Run Faster

 

Run Faster

Look at the tortoise and see how it hides in its shell. When a predator comes, it retreats and locks itself away. Yet because of this protection, it also carries a weight on its back that slows it down.

In the same way, my child, you have found protection in your own shell. When a sign of harm comes your way, you retreat and find safety in a shell. However, this same shell has slowed you down in your walk with me.

Instead of moving forward steadfastly, you carry on your back a weight that is not meant to be there. When you are so afraid of getting hurt, you put so much effort on being fully armed that you forget to just run forward.

Instead, let go of your fears. Who cares if you are exposed and vulnerable without this protection. Without it, you will run faster and be quicker and go further in a short time. But if you remain so conscious of what could hurt you, you will move at a slower pace.

So then, forget about the dangers that may lay ahead, focus instead on the good that awaits you. Focus on the goal and the dreams that I have put into your heart. Instead of worrying about the dangers, stand on my promise to you, that I have prepared a good future for you with an expected end. I have prepared several good gifts along the way, as you race off into a glorious future. Put down your armor of protection now and run with me, says the Lord. Amen.