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The Kenyan Kick
'This one thing I do...' Philippians 3:13
See the problem is too many of us Christians look more like the kid with the egg and spoon rather than the sleek, sprightly Kenyan. The egg and spoon race involves poultry offspring and cutlery and as such shouldn't be taken too seriously.
Kenya, however, has a rich tradition of producing the world's best endurance runners. We fumble about with our Christian race trying to balance the sphere on the spoon, making a hash of it, not really running in a straight line - whereas we should be taking elegant stride after stride, steady and focused, running with sustained stamina.
Kenyan athletes tend to run from the front in threes. As friends they set the pace together, taking it in turns to do the hard bit in leading.
If we're going to do the hard bit of leading we would do well to surround ourselves with like-minded, spiritually fit Christians to urge us on in our running.
Kenyan athletes tend to make distant running look like poetry, gliding round the track with presence and purpose. We would do well to command their authority in our people-circles; to drive with such determination in our run with God.
Kenyan athletes tend to save fuel for a final burst in the last lap. We would do well to be so built up in prayer reserves that we could surprise our opposition with a sudden kick when needed.
written by Bob Gass
'This one thing I do...' Philippians 3:13
See the problem is too many of us Christians look more like the kid with the egg and spoon rather than the sleek, sprightly Kenyan. The egg and spoon race involves poultry offspring and cutlery and as such shouldn't be taken too seriously.
Kenya, however, has a rich tradition of producing the world's best endurance runners. We fumble about with our Christian race trying to balance the sphere on the spoon, making a hash of it, not really running in a straight line - whereas we should be taking elegant stride after stride, steady and focused, running with sustained stamina.
Kenyan athletes tend to run from the front in threes. As friends they set the pace together, taking it in turns to do the hard bit in leading.
If we're going to do the hard bit of leading we would do well to surround ourselves with like-minded, spiritually fit Christians to urge us on in our running.
Kenyan athletes tend to make distant running look like poetry, gliding round the track with presence and purpose. We would do well to command their authority in our people-circles; to drive with such determination in our run with God.
Kenyan athletes tend to save fuel for a final burst in the last lap. We would do well to be so built up in prayer reserves that we could surprise our opposition with a sudden kick when needed.
written by Bob Gass
