I did a thing today! And it may not seem like a huge deal but it really was to me!
I ran a mile. ❤️
(For the first time in a year, since I tried to run and messed up my back really bad.)
I probably could have gotten back to running 9 months ago, to be honest. The chiropractor has done wonders for my back! But I was afraid I guess. I had such a mental block.
So this is what happened.
I was praying today and just listening to God about some things he’s been talking to me about- regarding getting strengthened.
And I felt like He told me TODAY was the day to get freed from the mental battle over this.
So I started with a one-mile walk because my husband and I had talked about that- starting with faster walks and then jogging after I’m used to that.
But the walk felt so good and I felt so full from prayer that then I decided to jog from full! So cool! I’ve learned to do a lot of things from fullness in Him over the past year, but I hadn’t thought to apply it to exercise and weight loss.
So usually when I jog I battle my mind big time. “When can I stop?
How far to go?
You can’t do this.
Why did you let yourself get so out of shape?
This is pointless.
You’d have to do this a thousand times
to lose a few pounds.”
Things like that.
But this time I had already pre-connected with Him (like Bluetooth headphones) so my thoughts were different. I could hear him coaching me!
“You can do all things with me, Daylene.
Don’t focus on your body.
Focus on me in your spirit!
We are still visiting and having quiet time together, we are just moving like we do when you straighten the house and pray at the same time.
Except now it’s just jogging instead.
Just like cleaning you can forget what your body is doing as you focus on me.
I am going to take the weight off you in this way.
You will be a part of it yes, but you don’t have to muster up the willpower.
If you bring the WILL — if you WILL show up for that time with me— I will bring the POWER, Daylene!”
🏃🏻♀️ 🏃♂️ WOW is that so much lighter!!!!
And then He said willpower is making your mind stronger and more stubborn than your body.
But that’s hard.
And it’s ok to admit that’s too hard for me to do.
Instead, I can submit both my mind and my body to Him. Admit I need help because I can’t do it on my own. And ask Him to do it with me. To help me focus on Him so much that I don’t focus on my heavy muscles or lungs, and I also don’t focus on battling thoughts in my mind. Because my mind is PRE-occupied with Him!
How cool is that?!
His way is so much higher than ours!
And after that first mile was over, I called my husband excited about being freed, and then guess what? I was still so overflowing with gratitude to God and energy about the whole thing that I went and did it again! I ran a second mile this morning with Him!
And tomorrow I get to do it all over again!
From Full 