"For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."
Can a marathon be a treasure? I don't know, but it is definitely where my heart it. Am I letting my identity come from what I can accomplish? Is it possible that I could be obsessed with running? Um, yes, and I don't think it is a good idea. Could I still be thankful and praise God if I was not able to run? This is what I have been pondering this week (while running of course!).
I am not saying that running is a bad thing- I'm saying it isn't good to be obsessed with anything, including running. I am not going to train any less, I have to train in order to be able to finish the race, but I think mentally I don't need to be so crazy about missing a day, or what new shoes/socks/etc I could use, or the million what ifs I can imagine. Maybe I need to remember to be thankful that my heart is beating, that I can get outside and find my sanity, that I have 2 legs to run on, that my family loves me even when I am crazy...
That said, I think this is going to be a great adventure. I love that we signed up to do something that will involve a lot of hard work and determination to accomplish. I love that we get to do it together. I love that our husbands are supporting us even though they think we're crazy. I love that I'll be so excited and/or relieved at the finish line that I will cry (and that folks, gives me a great reason to stuff my bra!).
I love that my God is full of adventure too, and that if I let Him, he'll patiently run all these miles with me. So with my heart on Him, I'm going for a run.
~Tiffany
I'Im pretty sure some of my most intimate moments with my Father both on earth and my Father in heaven have been on a long trail runs.I do know that it's hard to cry and run, but you can always stop and drink, I also wonder if people wonder why that crazy lady is running with her hands up in the air, sometimes you just have to run and praise him with your hands up. Janie
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