The first mile of many.....

So I'm just going to say it, ouch! Yesterday LP, Dustin, Kristin and I ventured to the gym. I had no intention of doing to much, which I am proud to say I didn't. I usually get really excited when I make it back to the gym and with the initial rush of endorphins I tend to over do it. But not yesterday; walked about a half mile, ran a mile, then walked another half mile. Over all 28 mins and 2 miles together. I've got to start somewhere right? Waking up today I realized that I could have done wayyyy more stretching.
I've also decided to change up the music on the ipod; my Sweet Workout play list has gotten a little redundant so its time for an update.
However I wanted to share one of the most important songs that will forever remain on any running play list. Once you read the lyrics you have to go listen to the amazing beat of this song. It keeps me running no matter what point of my run I'm in.

Its is by a Christan rap artist: Lecare its called "Run" appropriate right? :)


The intro beings with this crazy sounding man quoting 2 Timothy 2:5 "And if anyone competes as an athlete, he does not receive the prize unless he competes according to the rules."

You know your boy, Crae, running for the prize, I'm gunnin'
The one that don't rust or break all of a sudden
The Holy Spirit got your boy doin' a dozen
Push up, push up, come on, work it out cousin
I run from the flesh/it be tryin' to rise
And I'm done with livin' gettin' drunk and high
I'm a son of El Shaddai, the most High, who most def want me to do more then get by
I look in the sky and I'm so inspired, to run for a God whose my soul's desire
My sole desire to run for Jesus
And give Him all the credit like I run for visa
I'm done with pieces/I found my dime
I run to the wife that the Lord provided
And we decided that we would run together for God's glory alone homie we ain't lyin'
I run to the Word cause my soul is thirsty
No runnin from affliction though they may hurt me
I do preach wrath but I speak on mercy
And grace by faith, you can call me churchy

Run, this is your race, boy. Run, don't stop.
Run til your blood vessels bust like a glock
Run like a Nascar run round the track
Run, boy, run, boy,

Naw I ain't sweaty and my breaths pretty steady
My feet don't hurt and my legs ain't heavy
I'm still in the marathon, I keep the pace steady
Temptation is quick/but the Spirit stay ready
My eyes on the prize/yeah, they fixed on Christ
Hydrated in the Word but the joints are tight
That's why I get with a coach, who can stretch your boy
Who can push, pull, train me and test your boy
And blooka, blooka yeah you heard the gun
That means run off the blocks, run!
The Son is where I stay focused
Avoiding sin and I pass the baton to the faithful men
And we never run in vain or for finite prizes
So when the race is done there will be no surprises
The world says quit/we ain't tryin' to hear it
Cause to quench our sin's thirst is to quench the Spirit

We still in it, dawg
We can't quit, ya'll
All my cousins who runnin wanna stick wid it, ya'll
Jezebel is jumpin/your path, you best run
They tempting you to puff, puff, pass/you best run
Keep ya kicks laced, get your grips straight before you quit, you kick, this is the big race
Forget a medal man it's bigger than that
Forget a 4.2 40 man you're quicker than that
The Holy Spirit got the breath you breathe
So if the cramps kick in, it's the all the breath you need
Wait on the Lord to renew you man
Don't stop, keep going, you can do this man
Keep the Word in your grip, keep the Word on your lips, keep a tight knit Christlike crew for fellowship
And before you see the end and the race is done
Find some people who are seekin' and teach em to run


See what I mean....BEST.SONG.EVER. Keeps me motivated to run and the spiritual aspect is the best! Words don't even begin to describe the motivation physically and spiritually behind this song. I even start to sing it while on the treadmill.

There is so much freedom and joy in running, and there is freedom and joy that come from knowing Christ and living in his word.

peace.

Faith and Books

1/5/11
I am finding the value of faith, even when I feel that all I have done is complain or not given it enough credit. I owe so much gratitude and thankfulness to God for just showing me that he is there and forever faithful and unyielding in his love to me.
Today my car seems to have no problems at all. My Dad came and got it yesterday and apparently the only thing wrong with it was the radiator cap was not on tight enough. All the leaking, fogging up, and overheating had been one simple thing.
This makes me think of all the times when we are faced with life or problems that seem so vast and multiple in numbers we get so overwhelmed that we panic. So, when after the dust has settled we take a step back and suck in a big breath we see that it was all only one small problem that was easily fixable. I can’t tell you how many times I have jumped to conclusions or caused more problems to appear because I didn’t look at a situation with a clear head, or with a speck of sanity. In the end I am left feeling a little foolish, and in that moment I humbly admit defeat or at least laugh at myself.
Blessed are those who can laugh at themselves for they shall never cease to be amused. I love that quote, it still hangs on my bedroom door at my parent’s house. There’s a lot of truth in that statement and I know that I should try to remember it more often.
Ok that is my wise reflection for the day, or at least the moment. Here is the Random:





I just finished a book trilogy entitled The Call of the Herald, well thats the first book...its really titled The Dawning of Power. It was a free book on my kobo e-reader app on my phone, well the first book was. It’s a fantasy story and I fell in love with it. I purchased the other two books for 99 cents on Amazon kindle for PC. It took me all of 3 maybe 4 days to finish them both because I could not put them away. And now that it is all over I feel lost and sad! I miss the characters and their amazing battles and how they grew from kids/teenagers to adults. I will miss reading about their story and adventure and overcoming the odds stacked against them. You can think weird of me but I don’t care. I have found that I enjoy reading so much. It’s like opening a world to which I can escape to, often times wishing I was the main character, or just a character all of my own to add to the story. Sometimes the stories are so great that I never want them to end. I usually get this with a trilogy or a longer series. For example: the Twilight series, or Red, Black, and White series by Ted Dekker. I cried at the end of White. For several reasons, the beauty of the story was so emotional and so spiritually linked to how God loves us and sacrificed so much for us. It put that into a solid story with its own shapes and feelings that I cried. And also for the simple reason it was over even though I wanted more of the story that was left untold to the imagination. Books and stories can overwhelm me with emotion; I’ve yelled, cried, laughed, gasped and even shut the cover, and to my embarrassment I’ve done it out loud around people who just stare at me. But either way, yes this is a weird and random post about books, but as I said I will miss the book and characters I just got done experiencing a different life with.
I have another book I am currently reading by Steve Berry The Emperors Tomb. So hopefully the adventures of Cotton Malone will once again draw me in to a real world of secrets and adventure, and somewhat real history.
Until next time….read on :)