Running With Precious Cargo

Yesterday was a perfect Autumn day here in Minnesota. It was one of those days when I just had to be outside as much as possible! Knowing that snow could be only weeks away, I have to take advantage of nice weather while I can. We went for a mid-day walk to the park, but I still had an urge to break a good sweat. Normally I would have gone for a run by myself after Jake got home, but he worked a long day, leaving before the kids got up, and home after they went to bed. SO, I strapped the kids in the triple stroller and off we went for a jog. In my mind I had a goal of 4 miles, but tried not to be too glued to that plan since I didn’t know how the kids would fare.

We set out, had Pandora blasting from my phone speaker, and everybody was super chill. There are quite a few hills in our neighborhood and it was real windy, so pushing those three was the best workout I’ve had in a while. As I was huffing and puffing, I thought about how they had no idea how hard I was working to push them. They were simply along for the ride and didn’t have a care in the world. They can’t even fathom how sweaty and tired I was, or how I wanted to throw in the towel so many times and walk.

As I was running, I prayed that God would show himself to me. Oftentimes I feel closest to the Lord when I work out because I have time to think and talk with Him. Soon instead of feeling sorry for myself about how tough the run was, my thoughts shifted to thinking about how I have no idea either how much effort goes into God “pushing” me through this journey of life. I can’t comprehend how much He’s done for me, how difficult it was for Christ to die for me, or how much He fights for me on a daily basis. Just like my kids, I’m able to enjoy the ride because He has laid it all down, including His own life.

As I was thinking all this, what song comes on but In Christ Alone. God’s so awesome like that.  

I’m thankful God reminded me yesterday of how much work He does so I can have the life I do. I want to do a better job of remembering His sacrifice daily. I don’t want the Word of God to become Christian jargon that goes in one ear and out the other, but I must let it to sink into the depths of my soul. I want to appreciate HIM, never taking for granted that I can move and breathe and live eternally because He covered me with His grace.

By that same grace, we ended up pounding out 4 miles last night, and I did get a little reward for pushing my littles. Lots of payment in giggles at the park afterward. Seeing their joy made it all worth it!

Do you know all about God’s sacrifice for you? If not, I would love to share more and chat with you. Email me at any point if you have questions or want to learn about being saved by His grace! (ambermkuiper@gmail.com)

Love,

Amber

*This post is part of a 31 Day Challenge to write about Seeing God in Ordinary Moments. Visit my landing page here for links to all the posts.

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