Half Help...

Right before the finish line! Gross!

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So, I did it. I ran a half marathon. It was one of the hardest things I have ever done both mentally and physically. The great thing about pushing ourselves to do something just beyond what we are naturally inclined to do is that we must seek to find strength from another source and when that source is the Lord, you have never felt so alive and close to God.

It is good to put ourselves in situations that create a need for God. So often we believe we can do things in our own strength and often times we do. When we accomplish goals by our own merit we may get  a good result but we miss out on so much the Lord wants to show us and do through us on the journey. God longs to be a part of every part of our life. Every step.

 If you can imagine for a moment the love you have for your children (or that you will have) and how you would want to help them accomplish ANY good thing they attempt to do. That is a great love we are capable of and we are only human and we are limited in what we can do, even for our children. We have a heavenly Father who is unlimited and he has called us children. Nothing is impossible with God! This goes far beyond running, people! In the words of C.S. Lewis, we are far too easily pleased. Get your hands out of the mud and start living a life that is FULL. The best life you could ever want to live is available to you. Don't miss it. I don't want to miss it. It is found in Jesus. Do not be deceived. It is found in Jesus. Is he your treasure?

How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!  1 John 3:1