An interesting note from a reader

Here's an interesting email from a reader. I have his permission to reproduce it here:

Hi Pastor Chris,

I've been following your blog all this while and it has been a real encouragement and support to my Christian life. I came across this analogy of spiritual life which was really good, thought of sharing it with you. An excerpt of it is below:  

When a track star is running a 10-kilometer race, he does not run the race at full speed. Running at full speed will deplete his energy prematurely, and he will be unable to finish. We should approach our Christian service the same way. We are not doing God any favors by pushing ourselves beyond our limits. We can do far more for God by living a long, consistent Christian life than by burning ourselves out in five years.

There is an ancient Greek race where the winner is not the first one to cross the finish line. The winner is the first one to cross it with his torch still burning. Sometimes we are so busy with life’s activities that we are in danger of allowing the torch of our spiritual life to be extinguished. There is a real danger that we will run too fast and will be unable to keep our spiritual torch lit. Be aware of the barrenness of busyness and the busyness of barrenness.

Thanks again for the blog and do keep writing!

God bless,

Mun Yen

My reply:

Sure, you are welcome! Glad the articles are helpful. Can I post your comment below on my site? Thought it is good insight.

By the way, that’s the reason why Sabbath was instituted. If we learn to be rested in God every 7^th day, every 7^th year and every

7^th the 7^th year cycle, we can cross that finishing line with confidence!

Hi Pastor Chris,

Sure thing :) Sabbath every 7th year sounds fantastic! Lets see whether I can do it in 7 years time!

God bless,

Mun Yen