well for once the sun was shining again after having rain since friday.............. It felt good to see the sun shining... Since it was so brihgt and sunny this morning, I decided to go for a run... I ran my 4 miles in beautiful "fall" like weather lol and it felt amazing :) When I run there is truly a sense of freedom that I feel..... its my time with God... Some people may think I'm crazy cause i pray out loud a lot sometiems but hey you know what.. thats ok......ha ha
So as I was running today and talking to God and just thinking about life..... I realized how sometimes when I am running I am completely and utterly exhausted and I just want to stop..... Then when I get close to finishing my run I sometimes have the urge to stop before the finish line becasue I am so tired and I just want to give up and stop.. I thought about that long and hard today and i thought how that applies so much to our everyday lives.
There are so many times when we just want to completely give up and not finish the race, we find it to hard, overwhelming, discouraging, but yet we are supposed to run with perseverance, faith, determination and a will power to be an overcomer. If we just so easily give up in a simple run and don't cross the finish line why would we push ourselves in a real situation..... So today I almost quit and I told myself NO... I will finish this run because I know that I can do all thngs through christ who strengthens me. So I pushed myself even farther than I usually go. I was exhausted but I knew that I could keep going, I knew that I had endurance left.... But I had to push... I had to persevere.... I had to believe in myself. So I did and it felt great. At that moment I thought about my life circumstances and how I must push myself in every area. I must continue to have the faith that will move mountains... to believe that throught the storms.. through the struggles of life I may be stretched.. I may be challenged but in the end the reward will be so much greater.. The fight.. the battle.. the race.. will all be worth it in the end...
The other day I was sharing at my bible study and sharing my story as well as encouraging a friend and I used this scripture... It is so powerful and applies so well to my life as well as others..
.In James 1:2-5 it says "Consider it pure joy my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.... Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial because when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him."
When I read this scripture I am brought back to my knees and to the days of crying out for God and completely trusting him in every area and knowing that my life is in his hands and he has every plan ready for me but I must be willing to wait.. I must be willing to sacrifice. I must be willing to surrender.... God is a sovereign God and I am in awe of his amazing love, mercy and grace that is new every morning! For greater things are yet to come in this city.. in my family.. in my life... and in my future........
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