running 100 miles an hour

are you running down the right path?

i recently borrowed my parent’s treadmill and started running, only to figure out i have been running for a while now. i have been running in every sense of the word (mentally, emotionally and now physically).  i’ve found running has given me a lot of time to reflect and think. i didn’t like running at first because i got bored. i couldn’t watch tv because the only place my treadmill fits doesn’t face the tv, i couldn’t type while running, so playing on the computer was out of the question, and playing on my iphone even proved to be difficult while running and it’s already cracked so i don’t really want to add to that, but it turned out to be a wonderful blessing. i found myself using that time to talk to God and think about everything! i listen to a christian mix on Pandora while running and it is just amazing! running and worshiping and singing and at times crying (which i don’t recommend the crying part) lol. a while back, i wasn’t really running from God, but i really wasn’t running to him either. i was stagnant, and i was broken.  i wasn’t where i should be by any means. i mean, i went to church on Sunday mornings and i love God, but i was so far from where i needed to be! i helped with Rice’s Creek’s “Mission Liberty” this summer and something clicked, something changed!  and i haven’t been the same since. i started walking closer with God, and now i am running with Him. i can’t seem to run fast enough! everyday and in everything i do i just want to please God! i can’t believe i missed this for so long! i just want to dive in and follow His guidance. i will follow him wherever He leads me, without question! recently God has shown me not to doubt him in a way more clear than ever! everytime i doubt Him, He makes it clear for me not to question!  it is the most amazing feeling to know that God is always there for me! ALWAYS!!!

my mom wants the treadmill back in January, i must admit, it will be hard for me to give it up, so i may have to quit running, but i will never quit running!

ps: are you running in the right direction? i hope you are!

~ by powellan on December 10, 2008.