Jogging With Jesus

"What do you mean, 'If I can'? Jesus asked. 'Anything is possible if a person believes." Mark 9:23 I know that it's not quite 2019 yet, but I have big goals for the upcoming year! And one of my biggest, most terrifying goals is ... ... running a sub-2 hour half marathon.   Honestly, the thought of attempting to do this terrifies me more than the thought of running a full. I am sincerely sitting here, in this moment, believing that there's no way I can run a half that fast. I really believe that I'm more likely to achieve finishing a slow 26.2 miles than I am completing a half in under 2 hours.  But I've written out the training plan to at least try. There have been many things I've told myself I can't do ... so there's no point in trying. But if I've learned anything over the last several years, it's that I'm capable of doing a lot more than I believe . God has truly shown me that He can use me to do am...

"You were dead because of your sins and because your sinful nature was not yet cut away. Then God made you alive with Christ, for he forgave all our sins. He canceled the record of the charges against us and took it away by nailing it to the cross." Colossians 2:13-14 Death. Life. Two opposite sides of the spectrum.  One gives, one takes away.  One an ending, the other a beginning. Our greatest ambition: to live. Our biggest fear: to die.  How do we feel about both of these on any given day?  Some days I feel dead inside. Numb. Purposeless. Just going through the motions. Other days, I feel full of life. Overwhelmed. Purposeful. Overflowing with joy. The difference? JESUS. Every morning I wake up, and my selfish, prideful nature fights so fiercely to take control. No matter how hard I try, in my own power, I can't seem to overcome it. I can go weeks without reaching out to God, even though I know He's right there...