Running for God

The author of the book got so into running that he was spending all his time running.  He would still make church but God really wasn't a priority.  A dear friend and he were talking and his friend said to him, "Don't let this (running) become your God."  Too often we let other things become our God, our idols.  We put our priorities into sports, our kids sports, our homes, our jobs.......  The list is, unfortunately, endless.

BUT, when we take our passion for other things and add God, abundance over flows.  That is what this man did.  He put God into his running and created Run for God.

There are some similarities to faith and running.  New runners start out doing short runs so not to overwhelm the body and the gradually work up to long runs.  In our faith we start with small parts of the Bible and work our way into deeper learning.  Running takes endurance and strength.  In running, as in our faith, sometimes we fall or get hurt and we must pick ourselves up and start over.   We must seek to heal ourselves and to grow stronger.  Through scripture and prayer, we gain the strength in our faith to heal and to grow.

I am suppose to plan to train for three days each week and to plan to run a 5K in about 12 to 13 weeks.  I have done a 5K but I have NEVER ran the entire 3.1 miles.  This is my goal for me in 12 to 13 weeks, to run the entire 3.1 miles.

So, like I have unofficially started this study, I unofficially did my first training today.  After church, I had +Marty Bowie  go "run" with me.  We went to Magness Creek and after a 5 min warm up ran for about 12 minutes.  I haven't ran since Thanksgiving Day when we did the Turkey Trot that Go Running put on.  So 12 minutes wasn't too bad.  I think Marty's watch said it was about 3/4 mile.  It was good for me but I feel bad for him.  He was just getting warmed up.  :(  I wish I could find him someone to run with but then I would loose my running buddy.

I have now read week 1 of the study and I'm not sure how the Bible study part works but maybe in week 2 I shall.

Prayers are most appreciated.

+Briggs Lyons +Andrette Prather

Run For God

Why am I reading this book?

Well the cheesy quick answer is, "I want to get in shape." But I that is too easy.  I can get into shape without reading this book.  But I want to do more then just get into shape.  I want to be inline with God's will: spiritually, physically and financially. Since we have decided that this is the year to get right financially, I am feeling that I need to work on the physical aspect too.  Why not do it all once?

I know that God doesn't want me to be wonder woman but He does want me to be able to do His work in this world.  And to do that I need to be able to physically go about the challenge of His work.  And to do that I need to take care of myself while growing deeper in my faith with God.  I really want to get where I can go on a international mission trip and I don't feel that is something I can do physically right now.  So, here I start this challenge.

With any luck I can persuade my darling husband and a few others along on this journey. +Marty Bowie, +Briggs Lyons