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Monday, February 28, 2011
Monday, February 21, 2011
Run for the Dream
Today. Today I started training for a half marathon. This is crazy, even for myself. However, my life has already changed drastically in the past month...I was told that I could not work at my job after June 1 and my boyfriend and I broke up all within a week apart. I've started looking for jobs all over the state of Virginia. The concept of moving within 3 months is still mind-blowing, as I feel like I just got settled into Newport News. My heart feels raw and is aching, struggling to believe that I can't mess up God's plan.
Soooo...when my friend Jenn asked me if I was interested in running a half marathon, I thought to myself, "I've got nothing to lose!" And so it began. My faith has definitely been tested in these past couple of weeks, and God is showing me that I need more endurance in trusting Him! I lack stamina in this area when I begin to believe that I have to make everything work! I figured the idea of training for a race ran (no pun intended) parallel with continually and constantly placing my life in His hands...it requires endurance that is still lacking! Just like in a race, when I'm so tired and weary... I must continually choose to put one foot in front of the other and TRUST that God will catch me when I fall. Here's to God teaching me to trust Him in ALL things, despite when I can't see the finish line!
"Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing." James 1:2-4
Soooo...when my friend Jenn asked me if I was interested in running a half marathon, I thought to myself, "I've got nothing to lose!" And so it began. My faith has definitely been tested in these past couple of weeks, and God is showing me that I need more endurance in trusting Him! I lack stamina in this area when I begin to believe that I have to make everything work! I figured the idea of training for a race ran (no pun intended) parallel with continually and constantly placing my life in His hands...it requires endurance that is still lacking! Just like in a race, when I'm so tired and weary... I must continually choose to put one foot in front of the other and TRUST that God will catch me when I fall. Here's to God teaching me to trust Him in ALL things, despite when I can't see the finish line!
"Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing." James 1:2-4
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