I went for a 7 mile run this morning at 9am. Never did I think the HEAT and HUMIDITY would be so bad at that time of day. I really did not think I'd be able to complete my goal. In my mind, all I did was whine and complain and think about quitting early. It was soooo hard! Seriously, running twice that distance was easier just because it wasn't so hot. Then, I thought, "well...I am running this for God...I'm out here miserable and sweating my brains out for Him...maybe praying for strength will help me finish". So I did..and I did!
It is so easy to forget to lean on God for even the simplest things. He is ALWAYS there for us..in ALL of our weaknesses. One of my Incline youth kids wrote a verse on Facebook this morning and it stuck with me..thank you Danny :-)
Matthew 11:28
"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest."
Here's a little story for your amusement ;-)
I thought running in the sun was near impossible so I decided to run down the road instead since it was all shade. I was attacked!!! The bugs were sooo bad that I had to abort that route asap and go back to the sun! I must have looked hilarious running, ducking, weaving, speeding up, slowing down, and flailing my arms around to get the bugs and bees away from me. All I could think was, either I smell like roadkill and they want to feast on me or they know something I don't and I'm about to BE roadkill, passed out from the heat and they want first dibs on my carcass. I'll be investing in some very strong bug spray very soon!
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