The Glamorous Life

~ The life of being healthy seems so glamorous when ur running across a finishline wearing the tshirt and the team number.. or on the platform as a winner.. or sporting that fine fitting new outfit... but the real side of that healthy life th...at you live most often looks more like this.. with no make up.. sweat stains.. a snotty nose from trying to breath despite the pollen and humidity.. and about to pee on yourself if youre over 40 or nearing 50... lol

The question you have to ask yourself is... is it worth it?.. the daily beating of your body into those moments of subjection.. so that you can savor those brief moments of success and celebration...

How similar to the life of a follower of Christ... the daily labor, consistent and some times grueling labor, just for those few moments of celebration with the angels in heaven over each name written down in heaven.. one by one.. each life we touch in the name of Christ as his hands and feet and voice.

The question you gotta ask yourself is how much is it worth to you... that one life.. knowing that you were once that one life to Christ as he hung dying on a cross.. and to that person that sacrificed and labored so that heaven could rejoice and celebrate your salvation thru Christ..

So yeah... just enjoying a cool breeze after my run.. and the presence of God chilling with me this afternoon, meditating on his goodness and how it should look in the life of those who are called by his name <3


~ Was raining this morning.. forecast said 90% until evening.. headed out any way in faith.. cuz to date without fail.. everytime I have run or gone fishing this year on a rainy day... God stops it or dials it back to a drizzle as soon as my feet hit the pavement or I step onto the creek bank.. seriously.. we laugh about it as we thank him each time...

So prayed on the way for it to clear again..... it let up some but pretty steady still as we got to the park and sat under a pavilion.. then a patch of the sky began to lighten and I told my husband "Lets hit it." He said I thot we were gonna wait a bit longer. But I pointed to that bright spot and said God is clearing it off for us... He kinda laughed and said but thats not moving our way.. and I said "oh ye of little faith, yes it is".. so we took off in the rain...

Then I doubted for a second and said I was gonna run near the pavilions in case another downpour started instead of my normal run to the flagpole off away from everything... but as I ran the Spirit of God grinned and whispered to me..."oh ye of little faith"... which made me grin.. so I veered off on the path to the flagpole... by the time I reached it the sun was shining so bright which made me laugh because of Gods goodness...

Then to top it off... while typing this on my phone... my husband just got back from his run and said it was a rough one.. and that it wouldnt have been so bad if I hadnt prayed ALL the clouds away, maybe saved a cpl... made me laugh even more.. I told him I would remember that next time... God is so present.