Saturday, August 16, 2008

First Duathlon

Today was an achievement of sorts for me as I competed in and completed my first duathlon. I didn't shatter any Olympic records or course records for that matter but I did beat the goal I had set for myself. It was a great time and a total adrenaline rush especially the last 5oo meters or so as everyone was sprinting towards the finish line and once again Jay was encouraging me on to finish strong. I have never liked running or biking but since last Christmas I have become hooked. The discipline of getting up at a god-forsaken hour in the mornings to get my runs or biking in has also helped me to stay disciplined in my time with the Lord which is far more important than any run or bike that I may take.
The Apostle Paul wrote in 1 Timothy chapter 4... train yourself to be godly. For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come. This is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance.
I pray that God would never let me lose sight of this truth. I pray that God would empower me daily to train myself to be godly and to seek His face with great passion and zeal. Running well in a race is one thing, but running the race of faith with integrity and with God's glory as your aim is far better.
I do all this for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in its blessings. Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. 1 Corinthians 9:23-25


6 comments:

Jahna said...

Hey! So I never leave comments... nor do I really look at peoples blogs... partially because I have no clue how to use this. Ha. but I found Erins and saw yours! Just thought I would tell you how much of an encouragement it is to see you truly in the word and seeing how God is working in your life!
as I would say...
HOLLA!

=]

Jamin said...

extremely proud of you. way to be a beast!

Anonymous said...

you're a big stud! after my marathon is over, we'll need to do a race together as a group if we can talk Matt into it.

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