Sunrises and working out have this weird, cool way of allowing me to feel more connected to God (even more connected to my dad these days ๐) and this may be random, but I just wanted to share my thoughts from todays run.๐
This weekend we were visiting Myrtle Beach and I was able to get up early (even after being up all night dealing with my daughters earache ๐) and have a much-needed sunrise beach run and let me tell you, it kind of blew my mind to see all the incredible changes around me that were happening in a matter of seconds! ๐คฏ
The colorsโฆ the oceanโฆ the texture of the air.. the birdsโฆ everything was changing in the most beautiful way!
I took pictures of the sunrise and then I went for a run. I wasnโt really excited for a run because my body hurtsโฆI deal with a lot of chronic pain from surgeries, chemo and current meds, but there is something about a gorgeous sunrise that makes me want to run. So I ran.
I turned on the praise and worship station on pandora and I ran 5 miles through an incredible continually changing sunrise and then fog so heavy that I couldnโt see anything but my next few stepsโฆ but I kept running.
The fog lifted as I was still running and to my surprise, my hair had a complete layer of water droplets and my shirt was wet as if it had been rainingโฆ like I ran through a rain cloud I didnโt even know I was running throughโฆsorta like the storms of lifeโฆ sometimes weโre not really sure what weโre running through until itโs behind us. ๐คท๐ปโโ๏ธ
If I slept in like I kind of wanted to, I would have missed it allโ all of the beautiful changes in such a short amount of time! If weโre not paying attention, itโs so easy miss the beautiful work God is doing in our lives. Sometimes we miss it because weโre not present or because weโre sleeping or for many other reasonsโฆwe often miss it. But it doesnโt mean Heโs not working on something incredible in our lives.
Sometimes we have to run through every painful stepโฆWe have to push through pain and discomfort and fatigue but we keep pushing through because we trust that God is up to something.
Sometimes the fog is so heavy that we canโt see anything around us other than our next few stepsโฆbut we keep pushing forward because we have faith and hope in Godโs promises and in what lies aheadโฆor maybe we just have no other choice but to keep pushing forward. Thinking of whatโs ahead can often seem scary or bring on anxiety or fearโฆ especially when weโve been down the same path before but it looked much different (kind of like when I was running on the beach and it was gorgeous and clear on the way down but I couldnโt see a thing or tell where I was on the way back because the fog was so heavy).
Change can be scary. Change can be sad..But change can also be beautiful. Sometimes we just want someone to take us from where weโve been and make all things new โฆ we feel like we just need a breakthrough.
In your brokennessโฆ in your sadnessโฆ in your joyโฆ in your questioningโฆ in your celebratingโฆin your painโฆjust know God is with youโฆ He is for youโฆ and Heโs still writing your beautiful, ever-changing story. ๐
(I do not own the rights to this music)
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