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# Running Ahead.
- URL: https://www.belonging.house/running-ahead/
- Published: 2024-12-06T11:00:44.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-24T23:51:37.000Z
- Author: Christ John Otto
- Tags: Newsletter, #Migrated-1784937001272, #Import 2026-07-24 23:50

Thank you for your prayers.

One day a friend came up to me  
and said something odd.

**"You are like the pointy end** 
**of the spear."**

There was a time when the romantic idea  
of the "forerunner"  
was going around the church.

There is nothing romantic  
about running ahead of the pack.  
There is more danger out ahead alone.

More often than not,  
the pack behind you is happy  
to shoot you in the back.

Running ahead is part  
of the prophetic  
calling.  
It is part of the calling on the army of artists.  
Run ahead  
and make a way  
for the coming of the Lord.  
**Run ahead** 
**and make a way** 
**for the coming of the Lord.**

And I can promise you this.  
**Folks will not understand.**  
They will ask why you aren't doing the ministry thing.  
They will ask why you are working so hard  
but the fruit and the success is slim.  
Folks will wonder what on earth is motivating you.

**Nothing on earth is motivating you.**  
When you hear the call in the desert,  
"Prepare the way of the Lord,"  
and you go out to make a path  
in the wilderness,  
clearing it of stones,  
and cutting back the underbrush,  
you are called to a solitary calling.

You are not called to be a pack dweller.  
You are called to a singular task:  
Jesus is coming back.  
**He needs a landing strip,** 
**and people need a road to meet him.**  
It's that simple.

And you,  
if you hear this voice,  
and follow it faithfully,  
are honored with a unique task.

**Make a way** 
**for the coming of the Lord.**

If you find yourself  
running out ahead  
in that dangerous place,  
don't be surprised if you find  
there is a Lion beside you.

He Never Fails,  

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