SOAP: Planning to win the race

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9: 24-26

24Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize?  Run is such a way as to get the prize. 25Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last forever.  26Therefore I do not run like a man running aimlessly; I do not fight like a man beating the air.

Observation: Following Jesus and sharing the gospel can be like a race. Run to win. Prepare, plan and then execute… and win.

Application: I am very excited about something I want to share with my blog readers… and the whole blogosphere. But I need to prepare, plan and then execute my plan and win souls for Christ.

I am so excited that I want to shout my idea from the rooftops and I want to recruit everyone to join in. But I cannot be like the man who runs aimlessly, beating the air. I need to pray, listen and plan.

If you follow me on Twitter, my last tweet last night gives you a huge hint.

Get ready, because I am excited!

Prayer: Thank you,  Lord for never giving up on me. For continuing to call me to you through the years I was studying and through the years I was slipping.

I am honored to follow you and to be your child.

Please guide me as I formulate these plans. Tell me what you want me to do and how you want me to do it.

I want to work with you and execute your plan just as you would use me.

And thank you for the honor of being used by you.

I love you and am amazed by you… and can’t wait to share your true love with many, many more.

PS: Dear praying blog readers,

Would you please pray for me today and over the next few days as I listen and plan? I want to be sure I’m hearing HIS voice and not my own as I determine my steps. Your prayers will help that to happen.

Thanks!