Saturday, March 19, 2011

Can a rainbow lead you home?

I have been running since right after high school. I hated it when i was in high school, mainly because it was someone else telling me to do it, and not for myself.....then when college started i was terrified of gaining the "freshman 15"....so i took up running, which at first was very disheartening....i could not even make it one mile without panting like an old woman trying to climb a steep hill...but i kept at it, since then i have run in a few 5K's...nothing all that spectacular...but i love it...i have kept running these last 7 years because it keeps me on the straight and narrow....i know that may sound crazy but it does.....i spend my time running with God...just me and him pounding out the frustrations on the day or crying over the brokenness i feel...somehow when i am done with that run, things just seem more simple, not quite as huge and unstoppable... honestly when i first felt the call to missions...this was on my mind, and I said God but what if i want to run wherever you send me....what if there is no where to run? I know it sounds silly but until i was willing to give that up, I could not surrender...but then if I could trust God with my life, why couldn't i trust Him with this little detail? I also love running because when i travel all i need is my trusty pair of running shoes and a good road and i am set...so of course when i got to Brazil this was on my mind...where could i run, would it be safe? could i go alone or would i have to rely on someone else? God did not leave me hanging though...he provided an awesome track just a short walk from the apartment i am staying at....i have only been there twice with my friend....but the other day I wanted to assert my independence and try it out on my own....so as we walked to the track i payed close attention to the roads and made metal markers...so after my first lap my friend said she was going back and said that is cool, i know the way back....knowing in my head that i really only had a vague memory of which way to go....so after she left i stood there thinking that maybe this wasn't the best idea I have ever had...no phone, can't speak the language, don't know the address of the apartment....but as all of this is running through my head i turned around and over the entire city was the most beautiful rainbow i have ever seen....not just the half ones, but a full half circle...it took my breath away...and at the at moment I heard God whisper to me...I will never leave you...so i ran one more lap and me and God walked back home...so cool

1 comment:

Racheal Rene'e said...

Its so encouraging how God extends His provision in your obedience. If you came here it would be a no go unless you ran in a full length skirt. haha.