Strife

I want to run for you until my lungs tingle.  If there has been a better way for me to get the idea of running hard for Christ, nothing has been so obvious and necessary as what I was able to do yesterday.  I had the urge to go running in our backyard here, just doing suicides on our lawn :) and I cannot believe how different it is- I've been running distances for a while, like two miles a day, but within like five minutes of just doing all out sprints I thought my heart was going to give out.  Needless to say, it was the most I've physically exerted myself in the last few weeks, but it was certainly the most rewarding exercise I've had the pleasure of suffering through.

Middle Distance Runner, that would be my song of the day because that has been my approach to life, steady and strong- just kind of do what you can and survive.  It's hard to feel accomplished though when you don't push yourself- it's especially hard to convince yourself it's worth it (before you do it) The hurt of that much effort is usually too much of a hurdle.  I need to be encouraged to push past the slow jog and to start running hard.  In my life, everything I do can be approached with that same "run hard" attitude- I just have to be willing to push past the pain- I just need to be able to see the point, or trust that there is one.