tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7982981243138848561.post8528724812265080138..comments2023-05-22T06:55:50.748-04:00Comments on Notes from the Soul: Runnersocean mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08420605508420197677noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7982981243138848561.post-80730447963857424782007-11-21T00:28:00.000-05:002007-11-21T00:28:00.000-05:00Our Pastor is a runner and he is forever giving an...Our Pastor is a runner and he is forever giving analogies like this one on running "the" race. This was a great reminder! Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7982981243138848561.post-50946591727012110562007-11-20T20:59:00.000-05:002007-11-20T20:59:00.000-05:00I needed to hear this right now. I cannot say no ...I needed to hear this right now. I cannot say no and it has caused major burn out at times. Sometimes I think in churches we think of ourselves as celebrities instead of servants. We see ourselves as indespensable when we really need to view ourselves in a much more humble way. Amen to everything you said!BethAnnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238839175341836771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7982981243138848561.post-69444944701784032372007-11-20T12:10:00.000-05:002007-11-20T12:10:00.000-05:00Hi Stephanie. I think your post is absolutely cor...Hi Stephanie. I think your post is absolutely correct. You see, I used to be a sprinter--up until about 6 months ago, that is. I was involved in EVERYTHING at church. If there was a need and no one stepped forward, I felt like I needed to do it. The same was true at the christian school where I taught. I kept on taking on more and more things, until it was actually ridiculous when I thought about it.<BR/><BR/>Then, the love of my life proposed to me. We married and I moved VERY far from home. I felt like God was giving me a second chance to run the race the RIGHT way. I told our pastor upon our first meeting that I would be taking a year to decide what God would have me to as a ministry. I needed a year to acclimate to being a new wife, step-mom, teacher in a new school, and to living with Yankees! :D<BR/><BR/>The pastor wholeheartedly agreed with my choice to sit back and wait and pray to see what GOD would have me do. I have already begun to hear from Him about a certain area of ministry that I am just WILD about, and it is a ministry that is lacking a team leader at the moment. My first impulse is to jump right in and say "Me! Me! I'll do it!" But I know that I need to wait a bit more...<BR/><BR/>I am learning to "Be still and know." It isn't easy, but I think it will be worth it in the end.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the reminder to stick my guns in regards to running a marathon and not a sprint!Mr. and Mrs. Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06900140076597515562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7982981243138848561.post-80576680509904960722007-11-20T08:40:00.000-05:002007-11-20T08:40:00.000-05:00What a great way to think about things. I so enjo...What a great way to think about things. I so enjoyed reading this and will definitely think about it for my own spiritual journey -- it's so true. Thanks for sharing with us.I'm Tara.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18308286003743589886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7982981243138848561.post-670127948336653892007-11-19T21:57:00.000-05:002007-11-19T21:57:00.000-05:00such a good word for me today! Thanks for sharing....such a good word for me today! Thanks for sharing. Have a great THanksgiving week sweet friend!Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12688785838345021704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7982981243138848561.post-22695739698812343092007-11-19T16:55:00.000-05:002007-11-19T16:55:00.000-05:00Oh Steph! That was beautifully written!! I'm gon...Oh Steph! That was beautifully written!! I'm gonna print this out for my own future reference but am going to email this to a few that I think will greatly benefit! <BR/><BR/>I thank you for sharing. I too want to be a marathon runner. Its just like Him isn't it??!! He's so steady and patient and we run like mad people! :)<BR/><BR/>Blessings friend~<BR/>FranFranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07463139671535000329noreply@blogger.com