I was reminded this morning during our early morning run of the life lesson I have learned on building endurance. It was HOT & HUMID this morning when we began at 5:15--after a 4:45 wake up. It was NOT fun---it was gut wrenching ---painful---miserable---HARD! The sweat ran down my entire body and puddled as I went. I WAS SLOW---BUT I kept putting one foot in front of the other----after 7 miles---I began running the one added mile this week----I had to sing the song over and over in my mind----"DO NOT STOP---DO NOT STOP". It became a battle of will---endurance over pain---just keep putting the next foot forward---running for the goal!
So it is with our lives---put the next foot forward--do the next right thing---keep moving
toward the goal---Psalm 121---"My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. He will not let you stumble;"
We are charged with building endurance as we run the race--
2 comments:
Sort of like hitting yourself in the head with a hammer, it feels so good when you stop! Okay, so that's an old joke. But, as my Mom would say, if it's an old one, and still around, it must be a good one.
I felt the same agony Saturday morning...it was miserably hot. We have to keep pushing and eventually our bodies adapt and then develop the ability to handle the heat a little better. Like Dorey from Nemo says,"Just keep swimming, just keep swimming..." So proud of your hard WORK!
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