Begin Again...Again
Mark 10:27 "All things are possible with God."
I actually haven't really stopped exercised and watching my diet. I've really stopped writing about it. I think that is a big mistake. I can't believe that it has been so long since my last entry. I could write a dramatic reason as to why, but it would just be a story. I've written entries in my mind. Now, I'm finally getting on into the blog.
I've decided that I am going to officially become a runner. Instead of dabbling at running, I'm really going to decidate time and attention to it and sign up for some races. This should be no big deal. I've been a runner before. I ran track and cross country in high school and continued with cross country in college. I have even run a couple of marathons and half marathons. I just have not seriously trained for any event in a few years. Even when I ran the marathons and half marathons, I simply ran enough to get through the race. I could have done so much better. I'm not beating myself up for the past, I'm focusing on committing to the future.
My only problem is that what once was easy is so much more difficult. I need to keep that in mind so that I don't completely quite running in the future. I've been running mostly on a treadmill for some time and physical strain is only surpassed by the mental drain. The effort I need to convince myself to continue on the treadmill is incredible. Before I step onto the machine, I want to go faster and longer and my mind and body have conspired to make me want to stop within the first 3 minutes. When I make sure that I'm not really feeling bad, I force myself to continue a few more steps for a few more moments. It is a one minute at a time activity. I'm looking for ease. I don't have it yet. I'm confident that it will come. One thing that helped me was to sing (Only in my mind. I didn't have enough air to sing and run.) A song that I sang with the church choir in junior high school popped into my head. Over and over I sang, "Please be patient with me, God is not through with me yet." The lyrics to the chorus of this James Cleveland song are below.
In addition to the song, running outside helped. I've only run outside a few times over Christmas week. The mental challenge is much easier outside. I'm still waiting for the speed to materialize. I do know that "all things are possible with God." Mark 10:27
I'm trusting and working.
Please Be Patient With Me
Please be patient with me,
God is not through with me yet.
Please be patient with me,
God is not through with me yet.
When God gets through with me,
when God gets through with me,
I shall come forth,
I shall come forth like pure gold.
I actually haven't really stopped exercised and watching my diet. I've really stopped writing about it. I think that is a big mistake. I can't believe that it has been so long since my last entry. I could write a dramatic reason as to why, but it would just be a story. I've written entries in my mind. Now, I'm finally getting on into the blog.
I've decided that I am going to officially become a runner. Instead of dabbling at running, I'm really going to decidate time and attention to it and sign up for some races. This should be no big deal. I've been a runner before. I ran track and cross country in high school and continued with cross country in college. I have even run a couple of marathons and half marathons. I just have not seriously trained for any event in a few years. Even when I ran the marathons and half marathons, I simply ran enough to get through the race. I could have done so much better. I'm not beating myself up for the past, I'm focusing on committing to the future.
My only problem is that what once was easy is so much more difficult. I need to keep that in mind so that I don't completely quite running in the future. I've been running mostly on a treadmill for some time and physical strain is only surpassed by the mental drain. The effort I need to convince myself to continue on the treadmill is incredible. Before I step onto the machine, I want to go faster and longer and my mind and body have conspired to make me want to stop within the first 3 minutes. When I make sure that I'm not really feeling bad, I force myself to continue a few more steps for a few more moments. It is a one minute at a time activity. I'm looking for ease. I don't have it yet. I'm confident that it will come. One thing that helped me was to sing (Only in my mind. I didn't have enough air to sing and run.) A song that I sang with the church choir in junior high school popped into my head. Over and over I sang, "Please be patient with me, God is not through with me yet." The lyrics to the chorus of this James Cleveland song are below.
In addition to the song, running outside helped. I've only run outside a few times over Christmas week. The mental challenge is much easier outside. I'm still waiting for the speed to materialize. I do know that "all things are possible with God." Mark 10:27
I'm trusting and working.
Please Be Patient With Me
Please be patient with me,
God is not through with me yet.
Please be patient with me,
God is not through with me yet.
When God gets through with me,
when God gets through with me,
I shall come forth,
I shall come forth like pure gold.
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