"With your help I will run through an army, with help from my God I leap over walls." Psalm 18:29
The Free Dictionary defines the term "hit the wall" as becoming suddenly and extremely fatigued, especially when participating in an endurance sport, such as running. And most marathoners know that this invisible barrier rendering one virtually incapable of taking another step usually happens around mile 20. So I was pleasantly surprised last Sunday when, while running with my son in his first marathon, he made it to mile 23 before announcing that he had "hit the wall". "Good," I replied. "Now that you've done all you can, you can let God do all you can't." I wanted him to truly know the sweetest joy was in a victory achieved only by God's strength.
Let's face it. There will be times in each of our lives when we will feel we cannot go on or take another step, whether it be physically, spiritually or emotionally. David, the psalmist, knew it all too well also. You see, he had been looking at sure defeat before he was delivered from the hand of his enemies and from the hand of Saul. David had done all that he could and when he "hit the wall", God did the rest and gave David the victory. And for that he could joyfully sing, "With your help I will run through an army, with the help from my God I leap over walls."
You know, while it's certainly not pleasant to come to those points in our lives when we are unable to move forward, it's these times that help us to grow in our faith. You see each and every time God shows himself to be our strength when we have none of our own, we can conquer bigger and bigger walls until we realize that, with his help, there can never be a wall so large that we can't "leap over".
Heavenly Father, thank you for your Word that tells us that you are our source of strength at all times. Help us to remember that it's only through you that we can achieve victory in our physical as well as our spiritual lives. Thank you for allowing us to push through and over any obstacle or trial we might face. It's in your precious name we pray Jesus. Amen.
Happy Running!!!
Giants fall - Francesca Battistelli
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