Running Our Race

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Inspired by Hebrews 12:1. Praying it encourages all who come across a video to persevere or join the race strong! God loves you!

  1. 4d ago

    Restored

    What happens when life leaves us broken, wounded, or feeling like we've lost more than we can recover? Can God really restore what was taken from us? In this episode of Running Our Race, “RESTORED,” we dive into the beautiful promise of God's restoration and His ability to bring healing, peace, and renewal into our lives. Joel 2:25–26 reminds us that God can restore the years that have been lost. Through the Hebrew word Shalam (Strong's H7999), we explore how restoration goes beyond simply getting something back. It carries the meaning of making whole, bringing peace, making amends, and restoring what was broken. But why do we suffer? And how should we respond when someone has wronged us? Through Isaiah 57:15, 18, Proverbs 20:22–24, and Proverbs 16:7, we are reminded that God sees our pain, heals the brokenhearted, and calls us to trust Him rather than seek revenge. We don't have to fight every battle ourselves. God knows how to bring justice, healing, and peace in His perfect timing. God restores us because we are His children, but we must also continue running our race in obedience. When we fall, His mercy is there to lift us back up. When others wrong us, we can trust Him to handle what is beyond our control. And even in seasons of suffering, we still have a reason to praise Him! Restoration doesn't mean the race will always be easy, but it reminds us that our setbacks don't have to be the end of our story. Keep running. Keep trusting. Keep obeying. And through it all, KEEP PRAISING HIM! Remember: What feels broken or lost is never beyond God's ability to restore. 🏃‍♀️🔥

  2. Oct 2

    SCREAM!

    What would happen if we cried out to God now, instead of waiting until we had nowhere else to turn? In this episode of Running Our Race, we talk about what it means to truly call out to God, to seek Him with urgency, desperation, faith, and expectation. Throughout the Psalms, we repeatedly see people crying out in distress and discovering that God hears them. Jeremiah 33:3 gives us the invitation: “Call to me and I will answer you.” Sometimes our “scream” comes from pain. Sometimes it comes from desperation. Sometimes we've cried for so long that, like Psalm 69, we feel exhausted from calling and waiting. But even in the waiting, we can continue putting our hope in God's Word and trusting that our cries have reached His ears. Psalm 119 shows us someone seeking God wholeheartedly, crying out, rising early, staying awake, remembering His promises, and asking to be revived. That raises an important question for us: Why wait for a crisis to seek God with that kind of desperation? Proverbs 1 gives us a sobering contrast. There can be danger in continually rejecting God's wisdom and assuming we'll seek Him later when calamity comes. Now is the time to call. Now is the time to seek Him. Now is the time to encounter God. "In my distress I called upon the LORD and cried to my God for help; He heard my voice from His temple, and my cry for help came before Him, into His very ears." — Psalm 18:6 Don't save your scream for the emergency. Don't wait for the storm, the heartbreak, or the moment when you've exhausted every other option. Cry out while you're running. Cry out when you're tired. Cry out while you're waiting. Cry out when things are going well. Call on Him now. Seek Him now. Encounter Him now. He is listening.

  3. Sep 25

    Being in Shape

    Are you in shape for the race or are you still allowing God to shape you? In this episode of Running Our Race, we look at what it means to remain moldable in the hands of the Potter. Jeremiah 18 gives us the picture of clay that becomes marred while being shaped, yet the potter doesn't immediately throw it away. Instead, he forms it again according to what seems best to him. In the same way, there may be areas of our lives that don't look the way we expected, but God is still at work shaping us according to His purpose. But Jeremiah 19 gives us a much more sobering picture: a hardened jar that is smashed and cannot be repaired. It challenges us to consider whether we're still allowing God to mold us or whether we've become hardened and resistant to His correction. Then in 2 Corinthians 4:7–10, we're reminded that we are jars of clay carrying an incredible treasure. We're fragile, imperfect vessels, yet God's power is revealed through our weakness. We may be hard pressed, perplexed, persecuted, and struck down but through Him, we are not crushed, abandoned, or destroyed. "Like clay in the hand of the potter, so are you in my hand." — Jeremiah 18:6 Being in shape isn't about already being a perfect vessel. It's about staying in the Potter's hands. We may be pressed, reshaped, and stretched along the way, but the goal isn't to display how strong the jar is, it's to reveal the power of the God who lives within it. Stay moldable. Stay in His hands. And let the Potter shape you for the race He's called you to run.

  4. Sep 18

    Brake Check

    Sometimes in the middle of the race, we need to stop and remember who we are and who we are not. In this episode of Running Our Race, we're doing a brake check: slowing down long enough to examine our identity, our hearts, and the direction we're headed. In Acts 13:25, John finishes his course with a clear understanding of his identity. When people could have mistaken him for someone greater, he pointed the attention away from himself and toward the One who was coming after him. In a culture where phrases like “I'm him” can celebrate confidence and self-importance, this episode asks a deeper question: Where is the line between confidence and making ourselves the center? And when we hear people publicly acknowledge “God,” are we also willing to examine what we mean when we say His name—and whether our lives actually point to Him? Romans 2:1–8 turns the brake check inward. Before examining everyone else's lives, beliefs, or actions, we're called to examine our own. God's kindness should lead us to repentance, not give us a reason to become comfortable with the very things we recognize as wrong in others. And sometimes, that brake check isn't voluntary. Psalm 119:67 and 71 shows how affliction can interrupt the direction we're headed and teach us to return to God's Word. What feels like something slowing us down may become the very thing God uses to redirect us. "Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I keep your word... It is good for me that I was afflicted, that I might learn your statutes." — Psalm 119:67, 71 A brake check isn't the end of the race. It's a chance to make sure we're still running the right one. Stop. Examine your heart. Remember your identity. Make the correction if necessary and then keep running with your eyes on Christ.

  5. Sep 11

    Wrong Environments

    Have you ever considered how much your environment is affecting your walk with God? In this episode of Running Our Race, we talk about the importance of recognizing the environments we place ourselves in, and what those environments are producing in us. Scripture warns us that “bad company ruins good morals,” but our environment goes beyond just the people around us. It can include the places we remain, the voices we listen to, the situations we entertain, and even the spiritual condition of the soil where we're trying to grow. Through Psalm 1 and the parable of the sower in Matthew 13, we see the difference between being planted where we can flourish and trying to grow where our faith is constantly being choked out. And through the lives of the prodigal son, Jonah, and David, we're reminded that sometimes our greatest problems begin when we find ourselves somewhere we were never supposed to be, or leave the place where God called us to remain. The prodigal son eventually came to his senses and realized he didn't have to stay where he was. Jonah ran in the opposite direction of God's instruction. David remained home during a season when kings went to battle, and what followed changed the course of his life. These stories challenge us to examine not only what we're doing, but where we are while we're doing it. Reflection Questions: Is your current environment helping you grow closer to God or slowly pulling you away?What kind of “soil” are you allowing your faith to grow in?Are there people, places, habits, or influences affecting who you're becoming?Have you gotten comfortable somewhere God never intended you to stay?Is there an environment you know God is calling you to leave?Where do you need to become more intentionally “planted” so that you can grow and bear fruit?"He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither." — Psalm 1:3 You can have a good seed and still struggle to grow in the wrong soil. Sometimes moving forward in your race means recognizing that the environment you're in is affecting the runner you're becoming. Pay attention to where you're planted, who you're running with, and whether your surroundings are helping you move toward God or away from Him.

  6. Sep 3

    Dying to Live

    What if truly living requires something in us to die first? In this episode of Running Our Race, we explore the biblical call to die to ourselves so that Christ can fully live through us. Galatians 2:20 reminds us that following Jesus is more than adding Him to our lives, it is surrendering our old life and allowing Him to become the center of a new one. Through Galatians 5:24 and Romans 8:13, we talk about putting to death the desires of the flesh and choosing to walk by the Spirit. This kind of dying isn't about losing our life without purpose; it's about letting go of the things that keep us from experiencing the life God has for us. Jesus' conversation with Nicodemus in John 3:3–5 takes this even deeper: in order to enter into new life, we must be born again. The old has to make way for the new. "I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me." — Galatians 2:20 Sometimes the greatest transformation in our race doesn't come from trying harder to become better, it comes through surrender. We die to the flesh, die to our own way, and die to the person we once were so that we can truly live in Christ.

  7. Aug 28

    FAITH

    What happens to our race when our faith begins to waver? In this episode of Running Our Race, I reflect on my own journey with faith going back eight years to a moment when I dropped "FAITH,” and looking at how seasons of doubt have affected the way I run my race. But I’ve also seen the opposite: when my faith is full, it pushes me to go further than I thought I could. Through Habakkuk 2:2–4, Luke 17:5–6, Hebrews 11:6, Ephesians 6:16, and the story of David and Goliath in 1 Samuel 17, we explore what it looks like to keep believing when what God has spoken seems slow in coming. Sometimes all we feel like we have is faith the size of a mustard seed, but even then, we can ask God, “Increase our faith.” I also share the heart behind the song FAITH. It wasn't written because my faith had already reached its peak. In many ways, it was prophetic, a declaration of where I wanted my faith to go. I want my “bag” to become so full of faith that I don't only have enough for my own battles, but enough to encourage and share with others. Like Peter stepping onto the water, I don't just want enough faith to step out of the boat, I want to keep my eyes on Jesus and continue walking toward Him. And like David reaching into his shepherd's bag before Goliath, I want to face what's in front of me knowing that my confidence isn't in what I carry, but in Who goes with me. "The righteous shall live by his faith." — Habakkuk 2:4 You may feel like you only have a mustard seed today. Don't throw it away. Plant it. Protect it. Exercise it. Ask God to increase it. One day, you may look inside your bag and realize He's filled it with enough faith not only to face your own giants, but to help someone else face theirs.

  8. Aug 21

    More Than Conquerors

    What does it mean to be more than a conqueror? In this episode of Running Our Race, we explore what biblical victory really looks like. Romans 8:37 reminds us that our victory doesn't come from our own strength, we are more than conquerors through Christ who loves us. But being victorious doesn't mean running without discipline, direction, or perseverance. Through 1 Corinthians 9:24–27 and 2 Timothy 2:5, we look at the life of faith through the picture of an athlete: running to obtain the prize, practicing self-control, staying disciplined, and competing according to the rules. We aren't called to run aimlessly. There is a purpose behind our race and an eternal prize worth pursuing. Finally, Revelation 21:7 points us toward the finish line and the inheritance awaiting the one who conquers. The race may require endurance, sacrifice, and discipline, but we don't run it alone, and we don't run without hope. "No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us." — Romans 8:37 Being more than a conqueror doesn't mean there won't be a battle. It means the battle doesn't get the final word, Christ does. So stay disciplined, keep your eyes on the eternal prize, and keep running your race.

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    adamariz
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    2026
  • Episodes
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