Jogging With Jesus

I like to jog with Jesus. Not literally, no. But when I need to sort my life out, I leave the ipod behind, set out for a run, and bring Him along with me. For the fun of it, I picture Him running along side me in a robe and sandals. No, I’m not crazy…stick with me here :-)

On one of my runs last weekend while up at the cabin, my heart was heavy with much anxiety. So, I began to ask God for guidance. I asked Him to take away the stress. Instead, for some reason, I felt guided to break down all my worries into parts:

First part – my stress about work. After I vented (in my head, of course) my concerns about my new boss and all the rumors I’ve heard about he/she being a “hard a-s” I felt God say, “What are you worried about, you DO your job and you do it well.” Ok, well, what else?

Second part – feeling guilty about being impatient and yelling sometimes at the kids. I felt God say, “They are 2 and 4. It is normal. Just try to love them up when they are being good.” Ok, well, but wait, there’s more God!

Third part – DH’s stress about his career. I felt God say to give it time and things will get better, they always do. This one especially gave me a peace of mind and I felt God saying, let go of trying to control him or make him feel better. He has to work it out on his own. Weight lifted!

Fourth part – I felt God asking, “Ok, now what about you? What are you doing for YOURSELF?” That took some thought, but then I came back to my hobbies…photography, writing, scrapbooking, and blogging. The idea then popped into my head of setting some “me” time into my schedule.

And before I knew it, my run was over and I felt a lot lighter. A weight had been lifted and I was in a much better mood.

So, the next time you’re stressing out…forget the ipod and go for a walk or run…you never know who might just want to come along!

(Note: The above image is a pic I took of the little country road that leads to the cabin.)