"The LORD directs our steps, so why try to understand everything along the way?" Proverbs 20:24 (NLT)
Katie Desiderio crossed the finish line of the Via Half Marathon in September differently than she ever thought she would. The normally competitive runner admits that she would usually be in an all-out sprint with eyes laser-focused on the clock, but joyfully crossed hand-in-hand with her four-year-old daughter, Lilly-running at Lilly's pace rather than her own. What brought about the change? After suffering injuries from a car accident, Katie was unable to perform as she once did and said, "instead of focusing on the personal best time I wouldn't meet, I decided to spend 13.1 miles reflecting on the meaning of being at your personal best."
Isn't it funny how trials and setbacks can help us redefine what we call a "personal best"? What I find even stranger still is how the very situation, difficulty or affliction that we think makes no sense is actually a part of God's wonderful plan for us. You see, the Bible clearly tells us that, "The Lord directs our steps," and the way He, in his infinite wisdom, orchestrates that path you and I will never understand. But isn't the outcome always more amazing than you and I could have ever imagined?!!
So today, if you you're feeling confused or frustrated about what's happening in your life or the events around you, remember that there are many things we will never understand other than this... God is working all things out so that we can learn what it truly means to be the "personal best" He designed us to be-exchanging our earthly goals for His eternal ones.
Heavenly Father, thank you for placing those obstacles, struggles and troubles in our lives that we feel will overtake us. It's through these that we learn to trust you more knowing that our only hope is found in you. Each time that we look back and see how you've used a situation like this to direct our steps guiding us to be more like you, may we thank you admitting that we never understood it. It's in your precious name we pray, Jesus. Amen.
Happy Running!!!
Trust in You - Lauren Daigle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qv-SXz_exKE
http://www.runnersworld.com/other-voices/chasing-a-new-personal-best?cid=OB-_-RW-_-TB
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