Marathon Training

There I was minding my own business when I started to get this excitement to get back into marathon training. It has been a desire of mine for some time now, but it wasn't the right timing. I could tell. Recently I have been trying 1 mile here and 1 mile there, then I tried 2.5 miles and I thought, "okay, I can do this." Although it is at a slow pace, but who cares, it is me and Jesus!

I ended up running a 3.2 mile and I was so elated that when I came in from the run, I was smiling so big and said to Caleb, "I DID IT! I RAN 3 MILE WITH NOT STOPPING!" And I had absolutely no issues with my body and the breathing was easy! I asked the Lord if He could still be a part of this... then I brought it up to some friends that I was going to train for a marathon! I took myself off guard, not them! I was like, "Whoa, God are we doing this!?" 

I went for an afternoon run later that week and saw a stick and two leaves that were smiling at me as I ran past it and thought, that's so like You Lord to do that for me! So, I was determined at that moment, this is for me and this is my timing! Let's do this Jesus!

I went searching for training by Hal Higden. I copied it to my laptop and started this last week. I was impressed at how well it went but when I went to do the longer run this morning, I sat at the table for a minute praying. I was uneasy about the run and I asked the Lord why? Was He not in it any more with me? I felt a nudge and then a soft whisper, "No." That's when I knew, I was pushing myself too much by running with HAL and not JESUS anymore. This wasn't about the Lord and I, it was Hal, me, then maybe the Lord! At that moment I chose to not run the long one but to be with the Lord on this small run and repent for putting someone else before Him!

I asked Him as we were running together, "Lord, what else have I put before You or included You but really haven't trusted You on?" Parenting? Marriage? My identity? As I ran, I was so memorized by the sweet presence of God that I felt light again. It was me and Him again. I said, "Lord I will trust You to tell me what I need to run so I don't harm myself and I don't put anything before You!" I have felt His presence all day since! 

Is the Lord in the center of everything for you? Is He in the center of your eating habits? Is He in the center of your friendships? Your life? God is a jealous God, not the type of jealousy that we experience, which is full of bitterness and rejection. But God's jealousy is righteousness and for justice. Once I reclaimed my running with Him, suddenly I was feeling lighter, no more pain, and love for running. 

Lord, I pray that the person reading this will put you in the center of their life, in everything. In the center of their parenting, the center of their marriage, even in the center of what they use for entertainment. Lord, my hearts desire is this reader will hunger and thirst for your righteousness because that is where the satisfaction is! In Jesus name, Amen!

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