19 Days Remaining: Feelin' Good

God is good.  I ran 4.8 miles this morning in 45 minutes.  Check out my route below.  Running out to Seminole and Fremont was not bad but I knew I was in for a good amount of running on my way home.  Once again, I put on the mindset of, "I don't know if I can make it at any good pace, but I know God can - take it away God.  I'll make sure I keep my legs moving and trust You to do the rest."

I thought of a couple challenges during today's run. The second challenge is only for people who finish the first challenge.


Challenge 1:

Do what you have the ability to do. Then keep going, waiting for God to jump in and help you. 

A good example is my run today.  Before God could help me run great distances, I had to get my lazy butt up, dressed and out the door.  I had to commit to running what I knew I was capable of (at least a 30 minute run) before I could expect God to help me run another 15 minutes.  You have to act first. And that's my challenge: Act first - do something - and give God a chance to help you do more than you thought you would ever do.


Challenge 2:

Do not limit God - He's capable of more than you think He is.

After I finished the run, I started walking down the street to cool down.  Back when I was in track, we usually had to do about a half-mile cool down jog - super slow, super easy, just helped reduce the soreness in your muscles. Well, this morning I felt that I should do a cool down jog around the block, but I really didn't want to. In fact, I kind of told myself I didn't have the energy to.

But then I thought to myself, why am I complaining about doing a super easy jog around the block? I answered myself by thinking, "God's done enough. He doesn't need to help me on my cool down too." Wait, how often do we look to God for help but limit what He can do?

Let's say I wanted to run 3 miles in 18 minutes, and I knew I could run 1.5 miles on pace. So, I actually acted on that and started running, expecting God to show up when I've done what I'm capable of (from challenge 1). God shows up on the scene and does something incredible and I make the time! What if God wants me to run a 4th mile in under 6 minutes? Will I limit God and say, "Oh, you've done what You need to do God. I'm good." Or will you let Him do even greater things in you?

I challenge you to 1) put yourself in a position for God to do great things with you and 2) be open to the truth that God might want to do more with you than you think He can or will.