Running and Road Trips
So I got up at 5:15 this morning and relived high school, first by waking up at 5:15, and second by running a 5K that Belmont put on. Having not had a lot of training recently I decided to run with the “9 minute mile” group with my friend Amy and a few other people who talked me into doing this. So, that lasted about half a mile, and then I was like, screw this, I can’t run this slow, and I took off. I was wearing a track jacket over a t-shirt, and at one point I got so hot that as I was running by one of the race volunteers who were telling everyone where to go, I took it off and threw it in his face and I was like “hey can you hold my jacket until I’m done?!” And before he had time to respond I was on my merry way. Anyways, finished that race with a 20:37. Not good by any stretch of the imagination, but I’m gonna keep track of all the 5K’s I do and track my progress. God also used the 5K to teach me about endurance in life and training my mind, so that was really cool.
Um, in other news, I’m going to North Caroling this weekend for this Christian leadership conference for college students called Campus Harvest. Story of how I got talked into going there: got a flyer for it, was totally hooked on it but wasn’t sure I could pay the $170 to go, so I started praying for God to provide a way if He did in fact want me to go. Basically, through scholarships and donations, the price of the weekend got cut down to *drum roll*…….25 STANKIN DOLLARS! Amazing! Plus, I was also worried about scheduling because I had to get rid of two work shifts and reschedule a piano lesson (for the third week in a row) if I wanted to go. Not a problem–those conflicts got taken care of so quickly I almost forgot they existed. So, basically there’s no doubt in my mind that I’m gonna be in the right place this weekend. I’m really excited brecause God’s been preparing me for it all week by giving me opportunities to build up my faith. Next week I’ll probably have more to write about it than you want to read, so just be forewarned, haha.
Free Indeed tonight was amazing. This kid showed up, never been there before… I’m guessing he was in his late teens or early twenties. After service he came up for prayer and got hit in the face with God’s love. Apparently he’s a pot addict, gets in trouble a lot, and has no friends. He was allegedly walking by the church and came in because “he heard the music.” The focus of the entire night was on God’s love, getting God’s love in our hearts, and taking God’s love to the streets. After the sermon I went up and started playing the song I wrote and recorded with Kayla last summer, “Love of my Life.” Pastor and another guy started praying for Jamar at the altar, and he immediately just started to weep as he felt God’s love come over him. I believe he gave his life to Jesus! YES praise God! His name is Jamar, so if you could keep him in your prayers, I’m sure that the devil will want to steal him back if he gets the chance, so definitely pray against that. It’s always extremely encouraging to see someone in such a dismal situation have a complete turnaround in a matter of minutes because of the love of Jesus. It’s so easy to get caught up in religious politics and interpretations of the Bible and our own problematic lives that we forget the pure and simple joy of someone who is lost in despair get rescued by Jesus. That is truth.
Alright, I just had to get this stuff off my mind. 30 hours until NC!!!!!
