I went out for my run, earlier. The experience, I thought, touched on several life and faith lessons that I thought I'd put down from it.
It was a rainy day. I watched the radar prediction to find a window in the clouds long enough for my run. But, the predicted break kept being pushed back. Finally, a break in the predicted radar appeared, so I got in my car and drove to the running path, waiting for it to come, because.. life lesson one.. you have to plan to be at the right place at the right time.
So, the time approached and rain had almost quit, so I got out if the car and began the run. And .. 30 yards into my run it just poured on me, and I found an overhang to avoid the rain. Life lesson 2, then, is no matter how good it looks or the source, don't trust others to set your timing.
At this point, I considered going home, but I knew this was my run day, and I was already wet. So, I was determined to run, even if I get wet. Life lessons 3 would be, if it is important to you, you keep going with patience and determination... within reason. It must be possible. There must be potential.
Then, finally, the rain stopped, and I had a good but short run in the cloud break, but I wouldn't have done it if I wasn't already there.
My final point on this blog would simply be this. You might say that all this is reason and planning and not faith. But, I'd counter that everything I did was based on the foundation of believing that I could make it happen, and I did. I didn't sit around praying for the rain to stop. We need the rain. I just planned how I could adapt with things outside of my control to make a way to get what I needed in the end, and that is something I think we can all use a little more of doing in these days.
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