Go The Distance

Good morning and happy Thursday. Do you have enough gas to get to the end? Can you go the distance? I was so blessed to be able to coach my daughter's teams as they grew up. I helped with the oldest and headed up the youngest. I used to have them run lines like we did when they were little. They hated the end of practice. They knew they were gonna run. In a tight game once they saw the difference. The other team had their heads down trying to find air. My girls were just fine and had plenty of stamina left for another quarter. They were ready for how ever long this was gonna take. Are you ready to go the distance? To see a friend through a rough spot in their life? To deal with an aging loved one in their last days? To watch a child suffer through an illness that will take them home soon? To be there when a family needs you more than ever before at a dark late hour of the night? It can wear you out and put you in a place of feeling like it's not worth a thing anymore. Our metal will be tested. But if we have been through the refining process of the Lord and our core is the Holy Spirit, then bring it on. Life, if we let it, can wear us out.  But that's why we don't depend on ourselves for the strength we really need. If your tired from life's circumstances, then you're not getting your strength from God and taking refuge in Him. If you're feeling run down and run over, then fall down on your knees and get the real strength back that only He can provide. Have the gas to go the distance of life. Find it in God and not search yourself for it. The world around you needs you to. In love always <><