Feb 29 "Having Faith and God's plan" ----- Boston 2012

 “Faith isn’t the ability to believe long and far into the misty future. It’s simply taking God at His Word and taking the next step.”

----Joni Erickson Tada

I believe that all things happen for a reason and it is not my place to question why. Still, it does not stop me from wondering and thinking about situations that occur and trying to find answers.  We go through many stages in our lives and I know that when things are going well, I do not find myself asking God why he has been so good to me, or what I have done to deserve this.  I accept what I have been given and am grateful to the Lord for my gifts.  I do however take a step back and review situations when they do not favor me and wonder if my Faith is going to be strong enough to get me through a tough time.  I understand the power of prayer and pray everyday, thanking the Lord for all that I have been given, asking Him to keep watch over my family, to give me strength to stay healthy and to help me get through difficult times.  I am not sure where the emotion or feeling of "Hope" falls into all of this.  Is it wrong to "Hope" really hard for a particular outcome if I am living my life with Faith?  Part of me says that I need to completely trust Him and know that He will provide the answers that I need.  And then, there is this little part of me that wants to keep pushing the issue thinking that it will lead me to the answer that I want to hear.  I know that God answers all of my prayers.  It is just that sometimes, the answers He gives are not what I want to hear.  I pray for strength in the coming months.  May I always remember that He has a plan for me.  I just need to take a step back, let Him tell me what it is and trust in Him.

Planned Workout:

7 miles

7 mi EZ at 9:00 pace with 6x 30" strides on 1' in last mile

Completed Workout:

7.3 mi.

Warm but muddy on path.  Enjoyed the 30' sprints on the last mile.

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