WORLD-CLASS SHADOW BOXER

I do not want to be a world-class shadow boxer nor an off-course runner. Each of us has stewardship of time, talents and treasures; limited resources to be invested in what really matters. Too often I have settled for less than God’s best, pulled off course by inward deception, a wandering heart or the influence of others. Strong finishers do not follow the crowd; they set their pace for the prize. O Lord My Guide, keep me on course. Have mercy on me and do not permit my mouth to grow calloused to the bit; may I remain tender to Your voice and the slightest pull on the reigns.