Women: Running the race well—Part 3

We’ve been looking at how to run the race of faith as women who want to live lives of increasing holiness and freedom in our relationships and sexuality. We’ve seen that we’ve got to throw off distractions. We need to have a mindset that is persevering and keeps on going.

And now the third thing: we need to be willing to stay in our lane. Hebrews 12:1-2 talks about running the race in the path marked out for us. And if you’re like me, sometimes you can give way to GIG disorder. You know: grass is greener. I want those blessings. I’d rather have those trials.

And you know, I’ve found that it’s the areas of discontentment and disappointment in my life that can often lead me to run after, or maybe tiptoe after, false comforts, sinful ways of dealing with what’s happening in my heart. That could be in a relational direction, or potentially in a sexual direction. So we need to, growingly, stay in our lane.

What about you? Are there areas in your life that seem to prompt a consistent discontentment or, as I mentioned, a disappointment? How can we grow in trusting that God has us where he wants us to be?

You know, I love my ministry at Harvest USA, but honestly, sometimes it’s tough. And I’ll joke around with friends about my fantasy careers, things like a coffee shop, or opening up a flower store, or maybe becoming a gardener. All those just seem like a way that would be easier for me. The Lord wants me to stay in my lane, and that has everything to do with living a life of integrity in my world of relationships and my sexuality. Because when we start to look over the fence and to want a different life, rather than seeking the Lord where we are now, that’s the pathway, sisters, that can lead us towards sinful pursuits.

David said in Psalm 119:32, “I will run in the path of your commands, Lord, for you have set my heart free.” But he was running in the path of the Lord’s commands. I don’t know where the Lord has you, but I know this: he’s with you in that path. You’ve got to stay in your lane, trusting that Jesus is with you, and he’s going to carry you step by step.