As I was telling a friend of mine about my recent juggling act, he suggested that I stop and focus on getting healthy myself. He challenged me that the only way I can make it through this recent juggling act is if I was taking care of myself - physically, spiritually and emotionally.
One of his suggestions was that I run every day.
So, this morning I went on my 2nd consecutive day of running. It wasn't long, but I ran for 30 minutes today. In that running, I put on some awesome music (some secular and some Christian) on my iPod. But, it was funny, when I ran to the secular music, I was mad and angry at life. I got all worked up over the smallest things.
But then, when I ran to Christian music, my shift focused from anger to God. It was as if God was ministering to me and nurturing me as I ran. As I ran and lifted my eyes up to the heavens, I cried, I praised Him, I allowed him to rest over me. I ran with a higher purpose in mind.
As I ran and focused on Christ, my mindset focused on trusting God's will and allowing Him to take care of me - where ever He leads me. I will be at peace about it because I know that God is going to take care of me.
I don't know what you are going through in life but I can attest that God wants to minister to you and He wants you healthy - no matter where you are at.
So my encouragement is to go out for a run. Put some Christian tunes that rock in your iPod and allow God to minister to you.
By the way, if you are interested, the 3 songs I ran to the most were:
- "O Praise Him" by David Crowder Band
- "Speaking Louder than Before" by Jeremy Camp
- "Until the Whole World hears" by Casting Crowns.
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