Running the race...

Hi everyone,

Yes, it is quarter 'til 7, and yes I am posting something other than an update!  I made a schedule last night, and I think I'm going to be able to post every morning.  Though I can't fully promise that until Sunday when I start the "Week of Thanksgiving."  I recently started getting a new devotional from christianity.com called Encouragement for the day.  And let me tell you, it is DEFINITELY encouraging!  Tuesday's devotion was especially good!  I'll give it to you in a nutshell.  You can view the whole thing by going HERE.

It is talking about a woman, running a race with her husband.  The night before the race, she doesn't drink much, and eats wrong kinds of foods.  She has been told by friends that she needs to change her habits but doesn't listen.  So she goes out and runs with her husband...What do YOU think happens?

She of course does poorly.  She feels bad about it and has a heart change.  The next time she goes with her husband she has prepared by eating healthy foods and stocking up on water and does GREAT during the run!

The devotional says how we can compare that with our spiritual life with Christ.  How much do we prepare for our walk with Christ?  Are we consistently in our Bible as we should be, and prepared for the next task/trial ahead?  Or are we like the woman in her first run, and unprepared for spiritual battles and trials ahead?  

The devotional then gives a few pointers such as being in your Bible every day and making time for your relationship with God.

We can't just show up, and expect God to give us what we want, we need to prepared for what He gives us and prepared for what He does not.  Also, to be thankful for either way.

I don't know about you, but I was really encouraged by that devotional!

I will give you a little update though.  Last night I went through a few ideas on scattered papers for my blog, and got them into ONE notebook!  After next week I will most likely be working on one or two of my ideas.

Also, I'm trying to get back into a routine.  Which involves getting up at 5:45am and after breakfast and devotions, exercising.  Which I have done today.  I think follow my exercises will be my posting time.  I might dedicate tomorrow to telling you my full week schedule.

Thanks for reading!

-Emily