Weekly Practice 10/20/25
Hey, all. Try to do/discuss this week’s practice with others, if at all possible.
Scripture
Here’s a link if you want to read the lead up in Hebrews 11.
Hebrews 12:1-3 MSG
Do you see what this means—all these pioneers who blazed the way, all these veterans cheering us on? It means we’d better get on with it. Strip down, start running—and never quit! No extra spiritual fat, no parasitic sins. Keep your eyes on Jesus, who both began and finished this race we’re in. Study how he did it. Because he never lost sight of where he was headed—that exhilarating finish in and with God—he could put up with anything along the way: Cross, shame, whatever. And now he’s there, in the place of honor, right alongside God. When you find yourselves flagging in your faith, go over that story again, item by item, that long litany of hostility he plowed through. That will shoot adrenaline into your souls!
Practice
Offload
Strip down. Other translations say, “throw off everything that hinders,” or, “lay aside every weight.” There’s a sense of lightening our load so we can follow Jesus more freely. This week, ask God to highlight something tangible that might be weighing you down (food, drink, phone, tv, news, podcasts, whatever), something that gets in the way of you being fully present to God, yourself, and others. Prayerfully consider offloading this thing for a whole day, or maybe the entire week. Whatever you decide, the goal isn’t to just abstain. It’s to create space to notice what is true, to better hear God’s voice, and to respond.
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