SPEAKER_00: Hey everybody, welcome to day 15 of the 21 Days of Prayer.
SPEAKER_00: Haley here.
SPEAKER_00: Today we're talking about making room for others.
SPEAKER_00: Today's key passage comes from John 15, 12 through 13.
SPEAKER_00: It says, This is my commandment that you love one another as I have loved you.
SPEAKER_00: Greater love has no one than this, that someone laid down his life for his friends.
SPEAKER_00: Let's set the scene.
SPEAKER_00: Faith Kapyogan goes to break the four-minute mile, a crazy feat.
SPEAKER_00: Watching the clip of her sprinting down the track is absolutely insane, but even more inspiring is watching her pacers.
SPEAKER_00: If you haven't seen it yet, pause right now and go watch it.
SPEAKER_00: Search Faith Kipyogan breaking for.
SPEAKER_00: They were there to support, assist, encourage, and uplift.
SPEAKER_00: She had a squad at the front, side, and back, surrounding her in an inspiring bubble of pure athleticism and friendship.
SPEAKER_00: It didn't matter their own breakthrough and holding the pace because they were not running for themselves.
SPEAKER_00: They were running for Faith.
SPEAKER_00: So they pushed faster and held formation to push her forward.
SPEAKER_00: They trained hard so Faith could fly.
SPEAKER_00: It was an act of selflessness, support, and encouragement.
SPEAKER_00: Faith did not break the four-minute mile, but it didn't even matter.
SPEAKER_00: She attempted what hadn't been done before, and her paces were absolutely besides themselves with excitement.
SPEAKER_00: They knew that Faith attempting the four would lead to more attempts.
SPEAKER_00: They knew that what she did would pave the way for someone to one day beat the four-minute mile, and they couldn't believe they got to be a part of the journey.
SPEAKER_00: What would it look like if we made way and pushed hard, not for the betterment of ourselves, but for the betterment of others?
SPEAKER_00: What would that shift look like if we ran this race called life in such a way to ensure that someone else could cross the finish line?
SPEAKER_00: Love costs us something.
SPEAKER_00: It should move us to action.
SPEAKER_00: In John 15, it shows us that to love is sacrifice.
SPEAKER_00: To love as Jesus loved requires putting down our own needs and wants and picking up the needs and wants of another.
SPEAKER_00: May we be like the pacers, using our strength, ability, and talents to fully and joyfully support one another.
SPEAKER_00: May we not obsess over the event or the moment, but over people.
SPEAKER_00: May we train hard not for our own victory, but for the victory of others.
SPEAKER_00: The pacers had one goal to get faith across the finish line, and nothing was going to stop them from accomplishing that.
SPEAKER_00: Who has God placed in your life that you can celebrate, support, push, encourage, uplift, and love?
SPEAKER_00: May you train hard for someone else to fly.
SPEAKER_00: Let's pray.
SPEAKER_00: Dear Heavenly Father, thank you for showing me what it looks like to love without limits, to see others and be moved to action.
SPEAKER_00: Help me to love others the way you loved me.
SPEAKER_00: Thank you for being the perfect example.
SPEAKER_00: Put people in my path that I can love and encourage.
SPEAKER_00: Train my heart to love others without restraint.
SPEAKER_00: In your name we pray.
SPEAKER_00: Amen.
SPEAKER_00: Thank you so much for joining us today.
SPEAKER_00: Can't wait to see what we have in store for tomorrow.