Running with endurance

"Let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith." Hebrews 12:1-2

My goal is to someday run again. It is something I miss terribly. There's just something about the feeling of a good sweat that comes from a hard workout. O.K., maybe I'm a little crazy! I feel like I'm running a race right now even though my Adidas haven't taken one step. It's the race for health. I'm finding it's taking daily discipline and endurance. This morning I was reading a book my brother sent me by Max Lucado called Mocha With Max. This is his perspective.

"For some of you, the journey has been long. Very long and stormy. Some of you have shouldered burdens that few of us could ever carry. You have bid farewell to life-long partners. You have been robbed of life-long dreams. You have been given bodies that can't sustain your spirit. You have spouses who can't tolerate your faith. You have bills that outnumber the paychecks and challenges that outweigh the strength.
And you are tired.
It's hard for you to see the City in the midst of the storms. The desire to pull over to the side of the road and get out entices you. You want to go on, but some days the road seems so long.
Let me encourage you. God never said that the journey would be easy, but he did say that the arrival would be worthwhile.
Remember this: God may not do what you want, but he will do what is right...and best. He's the Father of forward motion. Trust Him. He will get you home. And the trials of the trip will be lost in the joys of the feast."

I am asking for strength just for today. I am choosing to trust God to give me the endurance to keep moving forward one step at a time. I want to find joy in the trials of the trip. Are you doing the same?