I don't know about you, but I'm enjoying watching the Olympics. I love the spirit of competition, and the sheer joy of the competitors when they when gold. Just this morning God whispered, "Alicia, the journey I have you on is just like that. You're going for gold, and one day you'll win the prize but here on earth is where your training is."
What those atheletes don't tell you is that for 3.5 long years they train for long hours. It requires endurance. It requires time, pain, blood, sweat, and tears. It requires dedication, and discipline. It requires focus. They train hard in order to win the prize.
This Wonder Struck journey in 2014 is requiring lots of me early on. It's exhausting currently, I won't lie. I've had some big valleys lately. I've shed enough tears over the past few weeks to fill a river it seems. He sees, He knows and says, keep running this race with endurance. It will pay off in the end. You'll win the gold.
You see to endure to the end (on good days and bad) I've got to wear the right training equipment. The armour of God. It will protect me from the devil and will keep my heart at peace and will lead me onto victory. I can't do without it. So I'm currently bandaging myself up from my wounds of grief and am picking myself back up. Gold is at the end. This is a life long race. I must run it with endurance and so must you.
You see, I can't stay down but for so long and won't. It just isn't in me. I can almost hear my precious friend Margaret Feinberg say, I double Dog Dare you to find a Wonder Struck Moment and send it to me. FInd me some sunshine in your clouds. So, I might just do that. I might just send my friend a picture of a God filled Wonder Struck bright cheery moment today!
This race we run isn't easy, but let me tell you when we win Gold it will be worth it all!
Running with Endurance,
Alicia Roark
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