Friday, January 25, 2013
Amazing Run
As I mentioned in my last post, my main goal in running is to glorify God. At times I ask, how can I do this, I mean how can I glorify God by running? Here is my first shot. About a month ago when I ran that trail 5k, I struggled just to finish. I've run 5k's before, but I was out of shape and the trails are harder than the typical road race. Well today I ran most of that course, not once, not twice, but three times for a total of 6 miles on the trail. A snow covered trail to be more specific. All glory to Him. He has encouraged me to get up early and to run in the cold, which are both contrary to my nature. He has helped me maintain and progress. So I pray that I can continue to run and bring glory to Him.
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Goals, Not Resolutions
One of my goals, not resolutions, is to write one blog per month. I would love to do more, but I have much going on with our 4 kids, bible study, reading, work, running, etc. I've also set some other goals that I would like to share.
I started running again after my father-in-law asked me to run a 5K trail race last month. Man, it was hard, but I really loved the trail. So, as my lovely wife predicted, I started obsessing over running, again. As I did, I started to follow some running peeps on Twitter and ended up connecting with guy that I played softball with in DC, small world. Long story short, he is a blogger and wrote about the birth of his first child and the new balance of life that comes with it. Oh, how true it is. We have to maintain a good balance, otherwise we get burned out or worse weaken the other parts of our life. And that relates to all areas of life, whether it be our ministry at church, activities with our families, or our own personal activities. So, I have some goals for this year that will help me maintain a good balance.
1) Bible Study/Reading: read (1) chapter of the bible per month. I want to dig deep, really seeking the Lord in His word. Personally, I read slow and can't digest that much information quickly, so I need to take my time.
2) Other Books: read (1) book per quarter, again I read slow and don't have much down time. Those books will be on Prayer, Marriage, Parenting, and Evangelism. These are areas of my life that require the most focus now and all build on each other. My first goal, being in the word will then drive me to Pray. Being in the word and in prayer, will teach me his ways and Lord willing, enable me to love my wife as Christ loved the church, Ephesians 5:25. That will also teach me to raise our children up in the ways of the Lord, Proverbs 22:6. And finally, but never lastly, I need to share His good news, the Gospel of Jesus Christ with others, Matthew 28:16-20.
3) Running: as I mentioned at the beginning, I started running again. I think this is extremely important as I need to be in better shape. Having a busy life as ours, I need all the energy I can get. And my goals are: sub-20 minute 5K, (2) trail 10K's, (1) half-marathon.
The question is, how do I balance these. The answer, getting up early. And that's a praise I give to the Lord. When I started back running, I knew I would have to get up around 5:00 to make it happen. And getting up to run at 5:00 AM when it's 30 degrees out isn't that appealing. But I prayed, asking the Lord to give me the motivation and ability to do this. And to the praise of His name, He did. So I will continue to pray for this and Lord willing I can accomplish these goals and most importantly, glorify our Lord in doing so.
For His Glory,
Hutch
I started running again after my father-in-law asked me to run a 5K trail race last month. Man, it was hard, but I really loved the trail. So, as my lovely wife predicted, I started obsessing over running, again. As I did, I started to follow some running peeps on Twitter and ended up connecting with guy that I played softball with in DC, small world. Long story short, he is a blogger and wrote about the birth of his first child and the new balance of life that comes with it. Oh, how true it is. We have to maintain a good balance, otherwise we get burned out or worse weaken the other parts of our life. And that relates to all areas of life, whether it be our ministry at church, activities with our families, or our own personal activities. So, I have some goals for this year that will help me maintain a good balance.
1) Bible Study/Reading: read (1) chapter of the bible per month. I want to dig deep, really seeking the Lord in His word. Personally, I read slow and can't digest that much information quickly, so I need to take my time.
2) Other Books: read (1) book per quarter, again I read slow and don't have much down time. Those books will be on Prayer, Marriage, Parenting, and Evangelism. These are areas of my life that require the most focus now and all build on each other. My first goal, being in the word will then drive me to Pray. Being in the word and in prayer, will teach me his ways and Lord willing, enable me to love my wife as Christ loved the church, Ephesians 5:25. That will also teach me to raise our children up in the ways of the Lord, Proverbs 22:6. And finally, but never lastly, I need to share His good news, the Gospel of Jesus Christ with others, Matthew 28:16-20.
3) Running: as I mentioned at the beginning, I started running again. I think this is extremely important as I need to be in better shape. Having a busy life as ours, I need all the energy I can get. And my goals are: sub-20 minute 5K, (2) trail 10K's, (1) half-marathon.
The question is, how do I balance these. The answer, getting up early. And that's a praise I give to the Lord. When I started back running, I knew I would have to get up around 5:00 to make it happen. And getting up to run at 5:00 AM when it's 30 degrees out isn't that appealing. But I prayed, asking the Lord to give me the motivation and ability to do this. And to the praise of His name, He did. So I will continue to pray for this and Lord willing I can accomplish these goals and most importantly, glorify our Lord in doing so.
For His Glory,
Hutch
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