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Jeremiah 12:5

When was the last time you did some honest evaluation of your abilities?  When have you sized up your competition to see how well you've done? 

In Jeremiah's book of prophesy he writes about this idea, If you have raced with men on foot and they have worn you out, how can you compete with horses? 

Many times athletes who are doing very well get overly confident of their abilities.  They are often simply competing against inferior opponents and receive a rude awakening when they face some better competition. 

Jeremiah asks a hard question.  He says that if these third string athletes are wearing us out, how well do we expect to compete with the first team players?  What are we to do?  Have an honest estimate of your abilities and work to improve.  Don't boast about your successes, you may have been playing against inferior competition and you could be embarrassed by superior athletes later.

As you pray before today's competition, ask the Lord to help you compete well.  You may be playing against athletes the level of men on foot or you may be up against athletes that seem to run like horses.  Either way seek to honor the Lord with your life.

Bible Reading Plan:
Luke 18:18-30
Proverbs 13:13-25
Nehemiah 11