Jerry
and Sally are running a race with obstacles.
Instead of jumping over them or running around them, they run through
them.
Pastor:
What are you guys doing now?
Jerry:
We’re running another race.
Sally:
Yeah, except this one has obstacles.
Pastor:
Why do you have band-aids on your face?
Jerry:
Well, running through the obstacles is kind of painful.
Sally:
Yeah, we have a lot of cuts and bruises.
Wanna see?
Pastor:
No, that’s ok. But, didn’t you know that you are supposed to jump over the
obstacles, not go through them?
Jerry:
We are?
Sally:
Oh, we didn’t know that.
Pastor:
Well, in the Christian race, there are obstacles along the way.
These obstacles can be many things.
Jerry:
Like what?
Pastor:
Well, the devil can be an obstacle.
He can persuade us to do things that would cause us to quit the race.
He can also confuse us by telling us the wrong way to go.
Sally:
Are there any more obstacles?
Pastor:
Yes, there are. There are many more. With
Jesus’ help you can go over the
obstacles that are in the way.
Sally:
Well, jumping over them sounds a lot less painful then running through
them.