I sat & cried in our boys room after hurting my knee today, for the second time in two weeks. With each tear drop, my half marathon goal slipped away. That fast...I lost focus & I even felt like I lost myself for a second. I looked down at my 5 inch scar on my repaired knee & I began to get angry with myself. A flood of emotions engulfed me as I remembered back to when I tore my ACL years ago. All that I could think of was that I had worked so hard towards my goal & for what? For only 9 miles out of a 13.1 mile goal? I was mad, I was hurt, I was madly hurt because I had sacrificed so much time with my family in the evenings. I was 5 minutes into my pity party when I realized that I do have so much to show for it! Ive made it so far, both physically (from running only 1/8 of a mile to 9 miles) & spiritually! I used to think that my running had brought me closer to God, but now I know that God brought running to me. You see, he teaches me things through running. Ive learned that goals are great, but we have to be willing to leave room for God to change our goals too! His goals take precedence over ours. He even teaches me things through injuries. Just as ligaments support the knee, we need to be a supporting ligament of the body of Christ.
Posted on: Fri, 03 Oct 2014 05:04:27 +0000
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