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Thursday, 1 September 2011

love - there are no options.


sometimes i catch myself thinking about the what ifs. those what ifs that would make this easier, the kind of what ifs that would both vindicate me and embitter me. exactly the kind that i would wholeheartedly embrace in the past. only God's promises stand sure, and reminders pop up along the way. and then i have a choice, where once again, i will choose to release my burdens and come empty handed, searching for grace to get me through the moment. or the alternative, where i keep these issues close because of how much they mean. 


Something i read about marriage and running that struck me....  its good to find words of wisdom every now and then. little reminders throughout the day, interrupting thoughts which appeal to the not-ideal tendencies of bitterness... that is grace in itself. and i'm thankful for that. although i really wish it'd be easier to drop and run, to let it all out with that burst of power in 1 throw.... but too bad, life's not like throws, its more like the upcoming half marathon. (even though the thrower in me still says, 2 hours 35min, just whack. just like the 29m-just-whack.)
Commitment.  This I did get from my Dad.  Divorce was not in their vocabulary.  Quitting should not be in ours.  There are no options.  When we start this training and toe the line for the race, we resolve that we will carry this through to the end.
Love.  How can I not talk about love?!  There has to be love.  I don’t think it is a stretch to say we might not wake up madly in love every single day.  Things happen.  I don’t love every step of the marathon but make no doubt I am committed to it.  
Love requires action not feelings. 
Love requires work.  
The more I work on it, the more I love it.  Have you noticed the more you invest in a relationship, the more the love?  I say the same for training.  The more I invest in training the more I love the marathon. 




Patience.  We don’t sprint from the start line at a marathon.  We know it is a 3-5 hour investment.  There will be good moments and bad moments.  You can’t push it all the time.  You have to remain patient and know the time will come.  Find your pace and stick with it.
but have not love, I am nothing. 1 Cor 13:2

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