一百码达阵得分
准备：
我们行善，不可丧志；若不灰心，到了时候就要收成。 (加拉太书 6:9 和合本)
就位：
我在高中橄榄球队日子里，训练结束后，我的教练总是让我们再做五次100码冲刺。不管外面气温是100度、下雨、寒冷、下雪……好吧，也许下雪是个例外，我们确实不能总是指望天气让教练免去我们训练后的100码冲刺。我们这个教练话不多，也从不告诉我们这样加练的理由。无论是在赢球或输球之后，我的队友们总是抱怨他们累了，而且训练后加练的500码冲刺让他们很不开心。
有一天我们跑完后，教练把我们带到了一起，告诉我们他不是在惩罚我们，也不是想杀我们。他说他只想让我们准备好。可能有时候，我们有机会一次性冲跑100码，也许是抄截传球后冲跑，也许是接弃踢球回攻，如果我们没有耐力这样做，我们的敌人会抓住我们！最后他说，我们必须练习去适应疲劳，这样我们就再也不会觉得累了。
当时我们无法理解，因为我们当时大部分时间都在努力平复自己的呼吸！但在回家的路上，我得到了时间来思考，作为一名运动员，意味着我必须为任何事情做好准备；作为一名运动员，意味着我必须有足够的耐力才能在赛场上或这个世界中生存。作为一个基督徒，意味着我们必须愿意为上帝“跑100码”。当我们决定为上帝赛跑时，会觉得很累，但是如果你倦怠了，你会让仇敌抓住你！就像我们的教练，每天都在为我们做准备，你必须花时间去理解这些道理，这样你就能做好准备应对撒旦做出的任何攻击。
现在我们要决定是否放弃或继续前进，任何教练都会告诉你，你必须督促自己完成目标。你必须强迫自己说到做到，你必须强迫自己去抵制诱惑，你必须强迫自己去宽恕，不管是什么，你都得坚持！所以下一次你为神奔跑，而你感觉到累了，你会强迫自己坚持下去，直到“达阵得分”吗？还是放弃，让撒但抓住你？
出发：
1、当你左右为难的时候你会怎么做？
2、你有多少次在生命的赛跑中忘记了神？
3、你已经做好准备要为了神坚持到底吗？还是你仅仅在冒险尝试？
锻炼：
我还有末了的话：你们要靠着主，倚赖他的大能大力作刚强的人。要穿戴 神所赐的全副军装，就能抵挡魔鬼的诡计。因我们并不是与属血气的争战（原文是摔跤；下同），乃是与那些执政的、掌权的、管辖这幽暗世界的，以及天空属灵气的恶魔争战。所以，要拿起 神所赐的全副军装，好在磨难的日子抵挡仇敌，并且成就了一切，还能站立得住。所以要站稳了，用真理当作带子束腰，用公义当作护心镜遮胸，又用平安的福音当作预备走路的鞋穿在脚上。此外，又拿着信德当作盾牌，可以灭尽那恶者一切的火箭；并戴上救恩的头盔，拿着圣灵的宝剑，就是 神的道；靠着圣灵，随时多方祷告祈求；并要在此警醒不倦，为众圣徒祈求， (以弗所书 6:10-18 和合本)
我的弟兄们，你们落在百般试炼中，都要以为大喜乐；因为知道你们的信心经过试验，就生忍耐。 (雅各书 1:2-3 和合本)
照他荣耀的权能，得以在各样的力上加力，好叫你们凡事欢欢喜喜地忍耐宽容； (歌罗西书 1:11 和合本)
The 100-Yard Touchdown
READY
"So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up." -Galatians 6:9
SET
Back during my days as a high school football player, at the end of practice, my coach would always make us sprint five 100-yard dashes. Whether it was 100-degrees outside, raining, cold, snowing…okay maybe not snowing, we surely couldn’t count on the weather to always change our coach’s mind about those 100-yard dashes after practice, and we had a coach that didn’t say much or give a reason for why we are doing what we’re doing. It could be after a win or loss, it did not matter. I can remember my teammates complaining that they were tired, and really wasn’t happy about sprinting a total of 500-yards after a tough day in practice.
One day after we had finished running, our coach brought us together and told us that he wasn’t punishing us or trying to kill us. He stated that he only wants us to be ready. That it may come a time when we have that opportunity to run back a 100-yard kick return or an interception or a rushing play or punt return, and if we don’t have the endurance to do so, our adversaries will catch us! He ended by saying that we must be willing to practice tired, so we won’t be tired.
At the time, we didn’t understand because we spent half of the time trying to catch our breath! But on the ride back home, I was given the time to gain the understanding that being an athlete means that I have to be ready for any and all things. Being an athlete means that I have to have the endurance to survive in this world or competition. Being a Christian means that we are going to have to be willing to run 100-yards for God. When we decide to run this race for God it will get tiring. However, if you get tired, you will allow the opponent to catch you! So just like our coach was preparing us by running us every day, you must take the time to read your word, so you will be prepared for whatever satan throws at you.
Now, it is up to us to decide on whether or not to give up or keep going. Any coach will tell you that you have to push yourself to accomplish your goal. You have to push yourself to stay in the Word, you have to push yourself to resist temptation, you have to push yourself forgive. Whatever it is, you have to push! So the next time you’re running for Him and you seem to be getting tired, will you push yourself to keep going and score the touchdown? Or will you give up and allow satan to tackle you?
GO
What do you do when you have no answers?How many times have you ran the race of life without God?Do you have your armor on? Or are you fighting at risk?
WORKOUT
Ephesians 6:10-18;
James 1:2-3;
Colossians 1:11
