This past summer I participated in an event called Warrior Dash.  The course was 3 miles long and broken up about every ¼ mile by different obstacles.  Jogging 3 miles wasn’t too difficult.  It was the obstacles that brought on the fatigue.  Climbing over hay bales, running over a junkyard of cars, crawling under barbed wire....

Honestly, there were several moments in the race where I would have stopped running if I was running alone.  Luckily, I had a friend who was running the race with me.  He encouraged me.  He waited for me.  He passed along helpful tips as we approached the next obstacle.  He kept me on course...and I did the same for him.

This past week a group of friends and I got together at Starbucks on Wednesday morning before work.  We’re going to start getting together once a week to run the race together.  We’ll check-in on our marriages.  We’ll keep on-course by learning from the Bible.  We’ll talk about parenting and decision making.  We’ll encourage.  We’ll challenge.  We’ll wait for one another.  Running the race with others helps us run the race well.  I’ve learned that this is true by experience and I’m so thankful for people who will run alongside me.

Do you have anyone you’re running the race with?  If you don’t and you’re looking...maybe we can help!

To find out about Life Groups email lifegroups@southlandchristian.org
for Men’s Groups ajordan@southlandchristian.org

 

Thanks for reading,

Mike Jacobs, Adult Connection Leader