Running With Endurance: A Study of Hebrews 11 & 12 Week 5

Hello, Family—

We’ve reached the end of our study, Running With Endurance: A Study of Hebrews 11 & 12. I pray you will grow an enduring faith that leans on God through every trial, runs the race with steadfast hope, and encourages others along the way.

(Find the FREE Devotional Guide linked at the end of this email.)

God’s will and timing are perfect. He seeded this message in my heart with His omniscience and perfect timing before I’d need it. Yesterday my father went home to be with the Lord. He had been ill for a long time and now is completely healed and in the presence of the Lord. He was a giant in my life—both naturally and spiritually—serving as my pastor, mentor, and example.

When I opened my eyes this morning, it felt like waking from a bad dream. In my quiet time I came with hurt, sorrow, and many questions, but I closed that time with my eyes refocused on Jesus. I know my father is part of the great cloud of witnesses who have gone before us and who modeled how to run well.

As my father’s daughter, and as a daughter of my Father in heaven, I have no other choice but to trust and to run. 

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith 2 Timothy 4:7. 

I’m hurting, but I’m running.

As always, you can engage with this study in various ways:

• Follow the ETW: “Running With Endurance: A Study of Hebrews 11 & 12” reading/writing plan.
• Download the FREE Devotional Guide, which includes observation questions and daily Pause, Prayer, Practice, and Praise reflection prompts to guide you in studying God’s Word. Day 7 of each week is a catch-up day. Engage with related scripture using the D.W.E.L.L. Bible Study method or any method you prefer. Or spend the day exploring other areas of study that speak to you.

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Let’s get a steady pace and run into 2026 running for the Lord. 

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit, you may abound in hope. —Romans 15:13

Please pray for my family in the days ahead—we appreciate your prayers, calls, and encouragement.

With love and gratitude, Erica 

Remember: The Word W.O.R.K.S. We are walking in Wholeness, Obedience, Righteousness, and Kingdom Success through the Word of God.