Today's Devotional Thought
May 18, 2012 by Rachel Piferi
You Have to Start
When Wendy and I started running, I bought us both t-shirts that said "The only way to finish is to start." I pulled that t-shirt out this morning, put it on, and started running again after a 6 month break.
And wow, did it hurt.
But, when I was finished, it felt so good.
It felt good, not just because I had gotten exercise. It felt good because I had finally started running again.
You see, I have been talking about needing to start running again for a LONG time. And, I kept saying it and not putting any action to it. I would say it and then take no time to actually put it into my day.
This morning, as I was finishing my quiet time, I felt God nudge my heart to go running. I knew it wasn't going to be pretty since I have not done it in 6 months, but I knew I just had to start. The only way I was going to be able to be enter and finish another race was to start running again.
What have you been putting off in your life? Has God been begging you to spend more quiet time with him? Does he have a project he has laid on your heart? Is there some area of fitness or nutrition that he has been nudging you towards? Whatever it is, please remember that the only way you are going to finish it is to start it.
I pray for the determination to start something that God has for you. It may hurt at first, but it will feel so good to start towards God's goal for you.
Have a blessed Friday sweet friends and start something new today!!
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