Saturday June 13th

"Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For the measure you use, it will be measured to you." Luke 6:38

Praying
It's so cool when God talks to you. I went into to tonights sevice, not knowing what to expect. My miracle, I have been praying for the last six months finally came through. So what do I do now?What miracle is next? The verse above says it all, there are things I need or my family needs and the scripture says I should ask for it from God. You should Give what you need. If you need energy, exercise. If you need money give back to God. So the next step to take for us is to try tithing (not sure if that is the correct spelling) 10 percent of our take home income. That's a lot of money!! I have thought about it, and I even discussed it a little bit with Ginger, we are going to do it. I have to admit it is the ultimate leap, but everything else I have done in trusting God has happened. A lot of miracles!! It's only money right? As long as we can pay the bills and save a little that is all that matters. More on this later, I'm still thinking on this subject.

Running
I finally did it. I pulled my sorry ass out of bed at 5:30 to run 10 miles. You know what? It paid off!! The weather down here has been terribly hot. I managed to get in about 11 miles and felt pretty good. It was still pretty warm but starting a hour early makes a huge difference. The only thing that bothered me was my ankle, which seems to be acting up some since I switched to a new pair of shoes. I have to admit I'm a little worried but it's going to be something I am going to have to push through.
Afterwards, I was sitting around with a few friends and we were discussing Saturday long runs and what the purpose should be. My belief is they are meant to be long and easy which is usually what I'm able to do. Your body needs to be trained on knowing the difference between easy and hard. If you don't do that, than during a race how are you going to monitor how your performing? When running a marathon you have to be able to do this otherwise your day is going to be a long one.
I have been doing this long enough to have finally figured it out. Today was just another long easy run. It felt good. There will be some tough days ahead. But during every single run, God will be right there with me. He will take care of me and help me to be the best I can be.

My next miracle I want from God is for him to give me the strength to take that leap of faith and to trust him. I desire to become closer to God and our Lord Jesus Chirst. My journey has only just begun.

It's late, I'm beat so I'm going to bed.