Some mornings feel like a victory just to get your boots on.

Not because you don’t love God.

Not because you’ve quit believing.

But because you’re tired in places nobody can see.

Hebrews 12:1 says,

“Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us.”

I love that word race — because it reminds me this life isn’t a sprint.

It’s a long obedience.

It’s steady footsteps.

It’s one faithful step after another.

Some of us get discouraged because we don’t feel fast.

But God never asked you to be fast.

He asked you to be faithful.

The verse says to lay aside every weight.

Notice it doesn’t just say sin.

It says weight.

Some things aren’t sinful…

They’re just heavy.

Regret can be heavy.

Bitterness can be heavy.

Guilt from things God already forgave can be heavy.

And God says, “You don’t have to keep carrying that.”

You weren’t created to run this race bent over and exhausted.

Then it says, “run with patience.”

Not panic.

Not pressure.

Not perfection.

Patience.

Meaning: keep showing up.

Keep trusting.

Keep walking with God even when you don’t feel strong.

And don’t forget the first part of the verse…

You are surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses.

Heaven is cheering.

Jesus is interceding.

The Holy Spirit is empowering.

You are not running alone.

So if today all you can do is take one small step…

Take it.

If all you can do is whisper a prayer…

Whisper it.

If all you can do is hold on…

Hold on.

Because slow faith is still faith.

Steady faith is still faith.

And God honors every step taken toward Him.

Keep running, my friend.

Not in your strength.

But in His.

You’re closer than you think.