"The Israelites said to them, "If only we had died by the LORD's hand in Egypt! There we sat around pots of meat and ate all the food we wanted, but you have brought us out into this desert to starve this entire assembly to death."" Exodus 16:3
Let's face it. Whether you have just started running or have been doing it for a while, there are times when running is simply no fun. You hurt, you have lead in your legs and your mind tells you to quit. To help combat that, Activebeat published "13 Tips to Make Running more comfortable." Among the suggestions listed were to pace yourself, schedule your runs, invest in comfortable shoes, concentrate on the positive, choose a scenic route, vary your workout times, don't time your runs, make running your refuge, and stretch well. And while every workout will have its' moments of discomfort, following these tips, they say, will make your runs a little smoother and more comfortable.
And while getting more comfortable in our running can actually help us get better, doing it in our spiritual lives can be detrimental. Consider the Israelites. They had personally seen God do a lot of miraculous things in saving them from the Egyptians, including sending the 10 plagues and parting the Red Sea. The Lord had proven Himself faithful time and time again - but when it appeared that there was no food to eat, they wanted to immediately trade the amazing future God had promised to go back to the place where they would have "all the food" they wanted. In other words, they were willing to give up going into the promised land to be more comfortable in their old land - willing to trade the promises of the future for the comforts of the present.
I wonder today, how many of us have done that very same thing though? How many of us have gotten so comfortable where we are that we are hesitant to step out and go where God is leading us?
Heavenly Father, thank You for loving us so much that you would promise to not only lead us in the best direction for our lives but to provide for us along the journey. Help us to have faith in that promise and step out of our comfort zones to go anywhere you may be beckoning us. It's in your precious name we pray Jesus. Amen.
Happy Running!!!
Don't get comfortable - Brandon Heath
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