Seriously. When I went to the Expo to pick up my packet for the race Sunday I actually teared up with excitement. I know I won't do great in comparison to others...but it's about me doing my best. I didn't really realize how excited I was until I looked up at all the choices and found the "half marathon" line! Crazy, I know!
And of course I keep vacillating back and forth between excitement and horror! lol!What was I thinking? Keeps running through my mind as I realize the race is upon me! But thinking back offers a little bit of comfort. I was so scared right before that first 5K...and now I shrug that distance off. I run more than that on my daily runs now.
I think these feelings are true when we face new experiences. It's the unknown that scares us! But after some experience then the unknown becomes the known and many times becomes common place. Then it can become drudgery. I've seen this in many different areas including the church world.
We go to a new church and hold back until we feel safe, then we excitedly join in all activities and services. But before long it becomes common place and then it's just work. And sadly enough it can be this way in our personal prayer life and Christian walk as well. How to guard against it? Relationship. That's what keeps that invigorating energy pumping! Think about it on a purely natural level, like on your job. If you have good relationships with fellow workers or your boss - you love the job. If it's just a 9 to 5 and you sit in front of a computer screen without relationships with others it's drudgery. We must concentrate on maintaining a relationship with Him...that is the key to keeping life interesting! It won't be a commonplace existence if we stay in constant fellowship with our Creator!
And of course I keep vacillating back and forth between excitement and horror! lol!What was I thinking? Keeps running through my mind as I realize the race is upon me! But thinking back offers a little bit of comfort. I was so scared right before that first 5K...and now I shrug that distance off. I run more than that on my daily runs now.
I think these feelings are true when we face new experiences. It's the unknown that scares us! But after some experience then the unknown becomes the known and many times becomes common place. Then it can become drudgery. I've seen this in many different areas including the church world.
We go to a new church and hold back until we feel safe, then we excitedly join in all activities and services. But before long it becomes common place and then it's just work. And sadly enough it can be this way in our personal prayer life and Christian walk as well. How to guard against it? Relationship. That's what keeps that invigorating energy pumping! Think about it on a purely natural level, like on your job. If you have good relationships with fellow workers or your boss - you love the job. If it's just a 9 to 5 and you sit in front of a computer screen without relationships with others it's drudgery. We must concentrate on maintaining a relationship with Him...that is the key to keeping life interesting! It won't be a commonplace existence if we stay in constant fellowship with our Creator!
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