As I looked in the mirror in the early a.m., the words, “Your pace or mine,” which was printed on my Nike t-shirt had another meaning to me. The night before, I was simply exhausted. My life had been moving so fast, I can honestly say it felt like I was running on empty.
While there is no excuse to run on empty, I hid behind my busy schedule and really fell behind with one of the things that always kept me – my time with God. And because of my this, I felt so disconnected and I knew I needed to get back to Him.
In John 15:5-6, it reminds us, “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned.
Simply put, apart from God we can do nothing!
God made it clear that in this life, we can set off to do this and that, but the reality is – if we do not run at His pace, stay connected to Him and continue to seek Him, we will come up short and miss out on all the things God is calling us to do.
I don’t know about you – but I don’t want to miss out on anything. I want to be the woman that God can count on and be a person that would bring glory to His kingdom.
That day, I realized something. I can continue to run this race at my pace or simply start making decisions to run at His. Despite the world’s distractions, career goals and desires, I will fight for my time with God. It is in this place, I will bear His fruit and do all that He has called me to do.
So the question is a simple one – are you going to run at His pace or yours? Understand that when we run at the pace God has set forth then we will continue to walk in victory!
Remember: God is waiting on you!
– Crystal Denkins
