Running With Clarity

I had a long run yesterday.  I left the house at 10:00 and didn't get back until 12:30.  It was 35 degrees with light rain at the start and then overcast the entire run.  No sunshine today.  Visibility was minimal as you can tell from these pictures.

The roads were completely clear and there was minimal traffic so I was able to have a great run.  As he frequently is God was with me during my run.   He made me aware that when I am running with the world that sometimes my visibility my be obscured but if I run with him I will have clarity. I know what is right and what is wrong but if I let the things of the world be in front of me it may blur the lines between the two.  Hebrews 12:1-2 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witness, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles .  And let us run with perseverance the race maked out for us. 2 fixing our eyes on Jesus...  Run with clarity by throwing off everything that hinders you.

Great Morning / Running with God

I am not a morning person, but after I get myself out of bed and hit the road, I am always glad that I did.  This was my treat for waking up this morning.



Sunrise

This morning I was thinking about Hebrews 12.  ...let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles.  And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us...   When we are running we will look for ways to be faster.  Often we do this by making our load lighter.  We buy lighter shorts and wear lighter shirts.  Sometimes I see guys go shirtless.  We will sometimes spend hundreds of dollars on shoes that weigh only ounces.  Just like the examples I have listed from running we need to "throw off everything that hinders" our walk with God.  We need to give God our sinful desires.  We need to pray that he will take them from us so we can "run with perseverance the race marked out for us".