What Are You Running From?

 

What is it that God is calling you to do that you’re running from?

 

For so long, I was that person. I made excuses — I said things like, “This is just who I am,” or “This makes me feel free.” I thought the things of this world — the lifestyle, the fun, the freedom — were what life was all about. But the truth was, I was scared. Scared to step into what God was calling me to do. Scared to let go of my flesh and what people might think.

 

The world offers a kind of freedom that feels good for a moment — but it never lasts. You always end up wanting more, because what filled you yesterday just isn’t enough today. The chase never ends.

 

But what I’ve found in Christ is that He is enough.

His presence satisfies me, His Word feeds me, and I no longer thirst for the things of this world. What I once ran from is exactly what I should have been running to all along.

 

So today, I’ll ask you what God once asked me:

What are you running from?

Are you tired yet? Exhausted from trying to fill the emptiness with things that only drain you?

 

Because what the world offers will always cost you something.

But what God offers — is free.

 

“Come to Me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.”

— Matthew 11:28 (CJB)

 

-Rev Carlos Figueroa