I had a 5 mile run to do this weekend and my friend Stacey offered to run it with me. We were the Tortis and the Hare - while I realize that it probably doesn't need clarification...I'm not the Hare. Stacey's a sub-4 marathoner. She took up marathons on a whim a few years ago and she finishes in under 4 hours (she really almost finishes in 3 hours but she won't admit it unless you make her tell you her best times). She's my marathon hero! :) Running with someone is soooo much better. It pushes you to keep going, keeps your mind off things like "how much further?" "wow, that hill looks huge!", and "are we done yet?". Life's kinda like that - the journey is a lot better if you have someone to share it with.
Zach and I were watching the movie 'Facing the Giants' last night. A simple but often overlooked principle is at the foundation of that movie: trust God to do what you think is impossible. I can't tell you how many times I've missed that point in my life. Fortunately, He lets me mess up sometimes and then meets me on the other side with open arms. I can't say that all the answers to my prayers have been ones I wished for, but later down the road, I've seen where they were the ones I needed. I'll never stop asking "why" (I just have an insatiable need for answers) but hopefully I'll learn to simply trust God for the impossible or help me to just let go because He has something else for me. In summary, God opens doors that no one can shut, and sometimes He shuts doors that no one else can open (Revelations 3). I'm trusting God to help me finish what merely seems impossible to me right now - this marathon - and I'm trusting Him to help me let go of things that are behind me and were never intended for me in the first place.
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