This morning in my prayer time, I was reflecting on this weekend and how thankful I am for the opportunity to have run with these two in the Berlin Marathon.

A scripture that kept repeating itself in my readings was “wait on the Lord.”

This made me think about how often in life I don’t allow myself to wait on God. I do things in my timing, in my strength, in my thoughts, in my ways, in my will.

Yet marathon training has taught me to come to the end of myself. It is there when I start relying on God and doing things in His strength, in His thoughts, in His ways, and in His will.

This can happen at mile 1, 12, 22, or whenever. You never know when it will happen, and the waiting isn’t always easy, but there is a shift that happens when I know I am no longer doing it on my own. And sometimes I go back into doing it in my own strength only to be reminded I need to wait on God again.

I share this because we are all chasing after dreams, or something. I don’t know what you are going after, whatever it is, I want to invite you to join me in…

pause. breathe. pray.

Whatever it is God is leading us to, may we know that yes, it may bring us to the edge of ourselves, our comfort zone, and our own strength. Yet what if we need to get to that place so that we are no longer doing things in our ways and will but in His?

Let’s do what we are being led to do.

Let’s be willing to endure the trials that come and wait on God, trusting that He will give us what we need, when we need it - and a humble heart so that we receive what we need to finish the race He has called us to, as thankfully Jen, Kylee and I were able to do on Sunday🙏

With love and hope,
Shawn