Crayons For Jesus


Heartbeat Detected Print E-mail
Sweat dripped down my forehead and my muscles cried out with each step.  My heart pounded and my lungs gasped for air. I was nearing the end of my jog but my body was nearing exhaustion.

“Only 5 more minutes, only 5 more minutes,” I told myself.

As I chanted my mantra the LED screen lit up.

“HEARTBEAT DETECTED, PLEASE HOLD ONTO GRIPS”

My brow furrowed as I mumbled, “I know, I know you’ve been blinking that for the last mile now.”

The blinking LED continued prompting more annoyance.

I felt like giving up when my time ran out and the treadmill stopped. I was relieved it was over.

As my annoyance faded and my muscles relaxed, I reflected on the LED. I realized the implications went beyond a simple workout. I realized that often times God is similar to an LED, He is always reminding me to press onward.

There are times in walking with the Lord when I feel like I can’t go on. My burden is heavy and my spirit exhausted from bearing the brunt of it. I want to stop the race I’m running and just toss in the towel.

I want to take a break from the path God has me on – He’s pushing me too hard, doesn’t He realize I can’t do this? What more does He want from me? I’m exhausted! -We’ve all been there.

But God sends us LED reminders. Too often we mumble “I know, I know” instead of listening to the encouragement of truth. 

“HEARTBEAT DETECTED”.  So long as we are breathing we have a heartbeat. So long as we have a heartbeat God has promised to continue the work He has begun in us.

So long as He is God He will always be there as THE source of strength.

No matter how often we find ourselves nearing the brink of spiritual exhaustion, He is always there reminding us to “hold onto HIS grip”.

“PLEASE HOLD ONTO HIS GRIP” today because it will secure the treasure of your tomorrows forever.

I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.  Philippians 3:14