Within the last 10 days I have been sick with something resembling strep throat, I was feeling pretty sever pain in my left knee every time I tried to go running, I realized that I was broke (as in the ‘I have no more money’) kind of broke, and two days ago I woke up with tears in my eyes and I couldn’t stop crying for the better half of a day.
I realize that all of these things happen to us at one point or another, but they all piled up on me like a bad car accident on the freeway. Last month was a really fun month for me, I felt useful, our schedule was organized, I got to run almost everyday with Jen Flavin who is on another J Squad team. Though I was diligently reading my bible every day so I can meet my goal of finishing the entire book by the time I get done with the race, I realized I wasn’t really spending quality time with God. And, like all good relationships, you have to put time and effort into them for them to work. Somehow I feel like God was calling me back to himself with all of these things hitting me at the same time. Maybe he has ‘shoved’ me down on purpose these last few weeks so I would stop and pray.
I am vividly remembering a moment at the very beginning of the race now as I type this. We were doing one of our prayer walks and we were just walking when Brandy fell off of the sidewalk and did a full-on face plant in the road. As the laughter subsided and we realized she was okay, I said “Maybe God shoved you down so we could stop and pray here?” Maybe he was even teaching me something in that moment that would come full-circle in month ten of the race. God is so cool!
