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Hebrews 12:1-3 NLT Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. Because of the joy awaiting him, he endured the cross, disregarding its shame. Now, he is seated in the place of honor beside God’s throne. Think of all the hostility he endured from sinful people; then you won’t become weary and give up.

This life is a journey. In order to be successful in this journey, we must strip off every weight that slows us down. There are sinful weights and non-sinful weights.

Sinful weights are obviously things contrary to God’s word, such as greed, sexual immorality, lying, fear, etc. Non-sinful weights are things we do in excess that distract us from growing in our relationship with God or reaching our goal. Non-sinful weights include gaming, being on social media, working, and socializing.

Both of these weights slow us down in our journey. To remove these weights, we must focus on Jesus. As we focus on Jesus and magnify what He endured for us, we’ll gladly take off these weights. Once these weights are removed, we’ll experience more of God and get to our God-given destination faster. Now, strip!

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