Keep running

Our pastor's message yesterday was about running the good race. He said too often we treat life as a sprint, wanting to speed things up with little patience for delay. He talked about the different stages of life. We go through all the early stages rushing to get to the next one. And before you know it, you're sitting there wondering where all the time went. When you're 14, 16 can't come soon enough so you can get your license. Then it's 18 that can't come soon enough with your freedom. But then he said, when you get to be his age, 58 on Wednesday he reminded the whole congregation, you sit back ask where did all the time go.

He said instead of looking at life as a sprint, we should treat life as a marathon. Its a long journey where there will be peaks and valleys. There will be days when you want to divorce your wife, quit your job and want to move away. He said there will be times when you feel the climb is too steep, when you hit life's bumps. It may be an illness, getting laid off, or a problem your children are going through. There will be times when we have to slow down, crawl if we have to.

But the important thing is to keep running. Keep working on those relationships. And when you feel your breath catching, ask God for a second wind. God always grants us a second wind. And a third, a fourth. How many ever we need. He will constantly renew your strength when you ask. Stay on the course and run the good race. We won't stop running until we stand before our creator and give an accounting for our lives.