To Run

Many years ago at the beginning of my marriage I asked a family friend who was running for the third time for a congressional seat against a long time incumbent “That if God called you why haven't you won yet?” His answer to me was “I don't remember God calling me to win, but to run.” At times it is our obedience that He seeks as the outcome, and not the outcome we would expect to be His desire. I guess one of the most profound cases of this can be seen with Abraham and Isaac.When God calls us to do something and the outcome is not what we thought it would be does not mean the call was any less real.

"....let us run with endurance the race that is set before us," Hebrews 12:1 (ESV)

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