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A thought by Christine Caine from her book, Unstoppable: Running the Race You Were Born To Win (p. 95). Zondervan. Kindle Edition. (Click on the book title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) We really do!!! Christine says, “In fact, we need to regularly take inventory because it’s surprising how quickly the things we once threw off can come back and cling to us once again. So take a moment right now. Pause and ask yourself, ‘What do I need to throw off in order to run well?’ The list could be endless. Perhaps you are carrying resentment or selfishness or pride that is hindering your witness at your job. What about unresolved anger that is hurting your relationships? Or a lack of confidence and a spirit of defeat that hinder your ability to make wise choices as you run your race? Or a lack of financial planning and discipline that hamper your ability to be generous with your resources, even though you would love to be? Or unresolved issues from the past that are harming y

A thought by Christine Caine from her book, Unstoppable: Running the Race You Were Born To Win (p. 94). Zondervan. Kindle Edition. (Click on the book title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) We think that because of our past God can’t or won’t use us.   That isn’t true. Christine says, “The reality is that nothing I say or do will change those things. The past is set and can’t be changed. What happened, happened. But I can make choices today that will determine my future. And so can you. By putting God at the center of our lives, by dealing with the issues that hold us back, and by recognizing that the plans of God for our future are bigger than the pain and regret of our past, we are able to get up from wherever we are at this moment and move forward.” She goes on, “Cleaning out and renovating our internal world requires an ongoing, focused commitment on our part. If I’ve made it sound as if throwing off these things was a one-time shot that, once accomplished, was

A thought by Christine Caine from her book, Unstoppable: Running the Race You Were Born To Win (p. 84). Zondervan. Kindle Edition. (Click on the book title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) I know there are people who want to be a part of what God is doing today.   They want to be a part of his divine relay.   But they think because they are so ordinary God isn’t calling them to be a part.   They don’t have what it takes.   Maybe you are one of those people. Christine says, “The Bible is full of ordinary people whom God called to his divine relay. Which of them, in their power, their resources, or their ways had what was required to do what God called them to do? Not one. “Moses was told to lead his people from slavery, then was caught between Pharaoh’s chariots and the Red Sea. Joshua was told to conquer the walled city of Jericho armed with nothing more than trumpets. Gideon was told to defeat the massive Midianite army after the Lord purposefully shrank his army

A thought by Christine Caine from her book, Unstoppable: Running the Race You Were Born To Win (p. 69). Zondervan. Kindle Edition. (Click on the book title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) Christine says, “The race is on! When you are running with your hand reaching back, palm open, ready and waiting, the baton finds you. God will place it in your open hand. As long as you keep running, God is equipping you to do the work at hand, all the while preparing you in ways you’ve never imagined to do the next work he will call you to do. God is always at work leading you, training you, and shaping your heart and passions.” She goes on, “But such growth is dependent on never growing stagnant — never standing still in the exchange zone. Just as you cannot steer a ship that isn’t moving, batons cannot pass between those who are not running. We must keep moving! “Remember the relay in the Olympic races? The starter breaks away from the starting line. Runner number two is in t