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20 feet… Since that is what it turns into. Some people push through the for an extra mile, some the extra half… all I seem to be able to due is the last 20 feet.
I have begun to pretend to be a Runner again. Needless to say, it can be pretty discouraging. There have been times in my life that I have been in far better shape and have been able to go out and run without thinking twice. For example, while playing Hockey in college I was able to go out and run 16 miles without actually having run more than three miles ever. Sure, Hockey practices were brutal and I was in great shape… but running is kinda different then skating.
For the past two days I have gone out and run after work. I get about half way down my street and have that funny little voice in the back of my head telling me to stop. I force it to go away, laugh to myself, and focus on something else (like not tripping). The voice doesn’t stay away long before long it comes back with a vengeance. I just zone out and keep going.
I hate the Battle… I have never been good at the Mental Game. Pain… it really doesn’t affect me much. It is, and always has been, in my head. I was the kid growing up who could be convinced of anything.
Growing up my sisters convinced me that Lemonade was Blueberry Blue Kool-Aide simply by putting Blue Food Coloring into the mix. I was the kid that was convinced that a Killer was walking on my roof at night because… I mean… what else could it be. Sure, as I have gotten older I have become more critical of everything. I need the proof, need the evidence, and if your argument isn’t convincing you are wrong. And there in lies the problem… I don’t have good enough arguments to keep running.
When it is all said and done I still run. Could I go farther? Probably… but it is a process. Slowly I am wearing down that voice and making the arguments that he feeds me less convincing. Soon, maybe I will be haunting and annoying him…
My wife and I attended a Potluck with our Sunday School class at Church almost three weeks ago. Now, while most people go to a Sunday School class with those who are the same age or those who are in the same stage of life, we attend a Sunday School class with those who are 2 to 3 times our age and who are on the complete opposite end of the spectrum when it comes to the stage of life. Every week we hear the prayer requests for back aches and knee problems, aging children and sick grandchildren, and the deaths of dear friends and family. Needless to say, at times it can be somewhat discouraging, yet we continue to go.
While at the Potluck I got into a conversation with a retired Engineer who just completed Seminary and was planning to go to South Africa to assist a Missionary. Unfortunately, due to some unforeseen health issues with his wife, they will no longer be able to go. While recounting the story of all that transpired he stopped and made a comment,
“Young guys are always ready to go and do something, but as you get older you are more… more… visionary.”
A simple comment that stuck.
Is this why Senior Saints are usually the Prayer Warriors? They have already seen the futility of going and doing and realize that God is the one who does it. They have a better concept of what needs to be done, what is important as opposed to what is a peripheral issue. They have seen God work and they want to see it again.
The comment at the Potluck by the retired Engineer was followed up with comments about praying for the work and future opportunities. It seemed that, though he was disappointed, he could see what God was doing and saw the part he could have in it. Behind the misty, aged eyes a glimmer of hope as if he could see clearly all the things that are a blur to me as I try to rush around and do.
Right now… I am not really doing anything.
For all of you out there who enjoy the thoughts found in Devotionals like My Utmost for His Highest… Check out this link…
I visit the same sites everyday. It is a Habit… and a Habit that can be encouraging. Well, one fo my Favorites (Between Two Worlds) had a link to an interesting video. This is definitly worth spending a little time to watch.
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This is worth checking out for all the Blog reading women…
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… I think a little of both.
Articles like this make me wonder how many people are “duped” into believing this sort of journalism story. Academically, this is perhaps one of the poorest articles that I have read in a while. With a little research into the Cultural situations, Historical context, and the actual accounts in the Bible this article might have been worth reading. But, since they decided to ignore the fallacies in the statements and write based upon an obvious bias, this article becomes nothing more than scrap. I wish this article was in a Newspaper… and that I had a bird.
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Originally found at Between Two Worlds Blog
Thought Provoking… and I wish I had the Rest of the Sermon… But after watching this short clip my Heart (the Regenerated part) begins to preach to itself…
Originally found at Between Two Worlds Blog
