God's been putting it on my heart for awhile now that I need to adjust my passion for running. While I do believe my love for it is a sweet gift from Him, its easy to get lost in the personal victories and obsessed with the sport itself. well, it is for me, anyways. being that i am one of those EASILY convicted souls- i've wrestled with this for nearly as long as i have been running, which is for three years or so.
lately God seems to be ahem-ing my choice of music more and more often. my races, for instance, have been almost comical the way i will organize my playlist, and my iPod will work perfectly before and after the run, but there's always a glitch that keeps me from listening to those songs during the race. One race instead of the list i had planned to run to, i got "stuck" with slooowwww worship music the whole time. Another race, my iPod just quite altogether for the duration of the run, forcing me to race w/o any music- and let me tell you- listening to my own struggling breathing does nothing to push me faster). Ironically, each time this happens I have ended up with a new PR (personal record- best time)!
when it comes to running, i tend to favor the hardcore, angry rock that has a super fast tempo- songs i would never listen to if i were just riding along in the car. today i cut the strings to that and downloaded a new running playlist- searching out the best upbeat powersongs in the contemporary christian genre. (i.e. LOTS of stellar kart!) i'm still tweaking it a little but the result was a great guilt-free run (despite the 94% humidity) spent in prayer, praise, and lost thoughts in a healthier mindset. i DO want to use my hobby to glorify God and pray that He'll bless this time and run alongside with me :)
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