Hebrews 1-11 gives us all the proof necessary to KNOW that The Lord is LIVING and KEEPS all of His Promises...,and that “without faith it is impossible to please God,for anyone who would draw near to God must believe that he exists AND that He rewards those that who SEEK him.”(Hebrews11:6).THEN Hebrews 12 begins with a “THEREFORE”!Hebrews12:1-3,”Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us,fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.”In other words,since we have all the PROOF needed to know that God has revealed Himself throughout all HIStory and PROVEN HIMSELF TRUSTWORTHY to those that have sought to know Him throughout all HIStory...and then HE FULFILLED EVERY Prophecy about THE Messiah through the Birth;LifeSufferings;Death;Resurrection;& Ascension of Christ...thereby PROVING that HIS Word truly reveals HIS Mercy&Grace to all who sincerely seek to know HIM AND to follow HIM...THEREFORE there is EVERY REASON to take heed to what follows the THEREFORE of Hebrews12:1...saying that our truly seeking to personally know The Lord begins with us “throwing off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles”!The Bible and The Holy Spirit are God’s “Guiding Resources” for us to know what we need to “throw off” & what the things/sins are that “entangle us” & make it difficult to actually turn our lives toward seeking and knowing The Lord.This is why the devil snags us with things that need to be “thrown off” & sins in our life that hinder us from knowing real intimacy with The Lord God,& knowing what is BEST for our lives which God promises to guide us to(Psalm37,”....Trust in the Lord and do good;dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture... delight in the Lord,and he will give you the desires of your heart....Commit your way to the Lord;trust in him and he will do this...The salvation of the righteous comes from the Lord;he is their stronghold in time of trouble.The Lord helps them and delivers them;he delivers them from the wicked and saves them, because they take refuge in him.”).If we do not throw off the things that hinder us,we will not be able to seek the Lord for long/we will not be able to “run with perseverance the race marked our for us”!We gotta seek God’s discernment about the things that hinder,and then throw them off...and only then can we FIX OUR EYES on Jesus...not turning back to those things but looking forward to what Jesus only can provide for us->the promises of Psalm37! If we do not FIX OUR EYES on Jesus/Seek to know Him and follow Him...then we will likely VEER back to what we were fixing our eyes on->those things that entangle us! Hebrews 12:3 says “Consider(to think about something carefully, especially in order to make a decision) HIM who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart”. SO! At the forefront of the way we think;feel;respond;react;speak;etc.,there needs to be thinking about/considering the Heart of God as revealed through Jesus Christ! And then we either fix our lives on The Heart of God, or we will veer away from The Heart of God. Dear Lord,I confess that I seldom consider Your Heart when I go through the steps of my days! Yet,by Your Grace I know that You never leave me.Dear Holy Spirit, I praise You for Your Perseverance in my life...,& I pray for Your help in my life so I consider You more and more as I live today,& all of my tomorrow’s!