Cranky...

my word of the week... maybe the month...

9 weeks ago I started a running group called Run 4 God. It parallels spiritual endurance with running endurance. Though I disliked running very, very much, it has been an eye-opening experience! In a mere 3 weeks I will be running my first 5K! I NEVER, EVER, in a million years would have thought I would run that long by CHOICE! But here I am, now able to run 23 minutes in a row (when we started at 90 second intervals, this is a HUGE accomplishment) and almost ready to tackle this race!

Though running is still not my favorite, I have been able to show myself that I can do it! The Lord has helped me tremendously in confidence and encouragement through my peers. We have created a little family, our running group, and I hope to hold onto them for many more runs to come :)

Realizing that my spiritual life gets cranky now and then too and being able to relate that to running, helps me see that I can press on! I am not always as devoted to Christ as I wish to be, nor I am not the fastest or the best runner in the world, but I can succeed at MY race! God has created a race just for me ~ one that only I can win! I have to keep my eyes focused on Him and He will guide me through each step, no matter how painful!

life, joints, and attitudes get cranky now and then... but by pushing myself through the crankiness, I will WIN!

^"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. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith..."
Hebrews 12:1-2