Sunrise over the nearby reservoir is always beautiful and breathtaking, yet peaceful. It is one of the main reasons I started this blog. It represents a new day with new opportunities and blessing to look forward to. Yesterday's stuff is just that and I have a brand new start with every sunrise. When I pause to appreciate this gift of God I feel close to Him and can hear Him speak.
Here it is 2012 and with the New Year came new resolves that already seem to be hard to keep up with. But as with running, the hardest thing seems to be just starting. Getting up out of that warm bed, putting your clothes on and making it out the door on a dark chilly winter morning is sometimes harder than starting a marathon! But each time I do, I feel exhilarated by the fresh air hitting my face and the freedom I feel as I head away from my house and the responsibilities it represents to quiet time in nature, spent with my Creator. Everyday as I pursue, a closer walk with Him, trying to live healthier, kinder and less selfish I seem to be so far from the "finish line." Some days I just cruise through the day knowing I am right where I am suppose to be fulfilling my purpose in life. Other days I feel like I have hit the wall and I can hardly move forward. But as with running a race, the only way to get to the finish is to keep moving forward. There is no turning around and going back and if you stop you go nowhere. There are many uncertainties in the year ahead of me, with my family, my home, our nation's future, there are many things I know I can't count on. But, there are things that I can always count on...a new sunrise, a new day...hope and the unchanging love of my Heavenly Father...These are enough to pull me through anything this world can throw at me and that thought makes me smile! Press on people, today is a new day!
What a beautiful picture!
ReplyDeleteI can appreciate your daily goals: a closer walk with God, trying to live healthier, kinder, and less selfish. The later goals, as important as they are, can't seem to happen for me if the first one, time with God, isn't happening. I've noticed that most of my time spent talking with God is spent asking Him for direction, but is that really enough for pursuing a closer relationship?
I do like your analogy that in running a race, there is no turning around and going back or really, even completely stopping. You can choose how fast you go, sometimes, but it has to be forward.
Another things I've been pondering lately, how do you help another person feel God's love for them, personally?