Never stop

"Pray constantly. " 1 Thessalonians 5:17 HCSB

Sure. We all know that breathing is crucial to running. I mean if we don't breathe, we die and can't run right? But what if I told you that there was a right way to breathe when you run? A way that could not only help keep you from getting injured but help you gain speed? Well according to the authors of Running on Air, rhythmic breathing, or the coordination of your footstrikes with inhalation and exhalation in an odd/even pattern so that you will land alternately on your right and left foot at the beginning of every exhalation, can play a key role in sharing the impact stress of running equally across both sides of your body - thus being the perfect way to reduce injury and make you faster.

And while there are many ways to breathe when you run, I would hasten to say that there really is no "perfect" way. Just as there is no "perfect" way to pray. You and I don't need to use special language, kneel down, follow a set pattern or even talk to God out loud - we simply need to "pray constantly." You see, prayer is the communication of the human soul with the Creator of that soul and the primary way you and I fellowship with God. And prayer is absolutely essential to our spiritual well-being my friend.

So if you still think that unceasing prayer isn't crucial to your spiritual life, consider the words of Martin Luther, "To be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without breathing."

Heavenly Father, thank You for the reminder that You want to be a part of our daily lives. So much so that You want us to cultivate a prayer life that comes as naturally as breathing and is as crucial to us as the air in our lungs. May the desire of our hearts be to grow so close to You that we would immediately recognize when we have fallen out of fellowship and desperately gasp to breathe You in once more. It's in your precious name we pray Jesus. Amen.

Happy Running!!!

The air I breathe - Michael W. Smith
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