OK, so I've started running again. It's been several years since I was running on a consistent basis. I must say that it's taking me some time to get back into the swing of things and not be dieing by the end of the run.
I run the same route every day and the route has two hills. When I first started running I couldn't make it up the hills. So, I would walk up the hills and then continue the run. However, something interesting happened the other night.
It was about 9:00pm when I went out to run. It was dark and I discovered that I couldn't see the entire route. During the day, I see the hill coming, I focus on how long until I get to the top of the hill and then end up stopping to walk it. However, in the dark I couldn't see the top, I could only see a few feet in front of me and guess what . . . I ran the entire route.
Today, I went out and could not make it up the final hill. It was the same route, same person but I couldn't make it. I could see the length of the hill, I could see the top and my brain said, "you can't make it", "It's too hard", "You'll have to walk it."
This got me thinking about our lives. I know it's important to set goals. I know it's important to know where you're going. However sometimes it's also good just to take one step at a time.
It's healthy to simply trust that each step you take is taking you in the right direction. It's OK to not know what the end game is, what the outcome will be and what will happen tomorrow.
It's called faith.
G3,
