I wonder after almost every post I make "How many thoughts can God give me that can translate from Running to our spiritual lives?" Well yesterday He gave me another. As long as He gives them I will blog about them.
Yesterday I went on my weekend long run with my buddy. We ran 6 miles (this was my first attempt to running that distance) with 30+ mph winds. Well, my friend wasn't up to running the pace I'm more accustomed to, so I slowed down a bit and ran with him. Not a huge deal since long runs are about endurance not speed. Well about 2 miles into our run my left foot was feeling pretty wierd and about 3 1/2 miles in I had to stop and loosen my shoes. From 4 1/2 - 5 miles my left foot was completely numb! Don't ask me how that works, but it was. We had to stop at a traffic light for a couple of minutes and I stretched my foot out and tried to regain circulation. It worked, and then the last mile of our run I ran a faster pace that was more typical of my weekly runs. My foot didn't go numb in the last mile, it felt normal again.
You ask, "How in the world is Brandon gonna translate this into a spiritual matter?"
Well, the Lord gave me the thought that if we don't run OUR race and OUR pace, and we run OUR lives slower and not the way we were inteded to, that we can lose FEELING in our life. What I'm trying to say is that if we don't live the life God has led us to or we are not fulfilling our role in the Body of Christ or in ministry that we can lose our passion for things that we were once passionate about.
Case and point, me. I used to be very passionate about evangelism. Whether it be handing our tracts through drive-thru windows, going downtown and witnessing to people on the street, or going to county jails weekly to evangelize. Over the last couple of years I have lost my passion for this, partly because of trials and storms of life and partly because of lack of discipline in intimate time with my Lord. This run has certainly caused me to think and re-evaluate these areas of my life. I would challenge you as well to ask yourself if you have lost passion or zeal for something in your life.
Saturday, April 4th
Distance: 6 miles
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Keep writing (and stalking). You have good stuff! I love to hear about the journeys of others, it encourages me in my own journey.
ReplyDeleteIt is so easy to lose passion, but it just takes a little reminder of Who we're here to serve.