Always Running
If you think that I'm about to tell you how in high school, I had track skills that would make Usain Bolt jealous, you probably haven't spent more than 5.2 seconds with me. Treadmills make me contemplate cutting my legs off with a butter knife and in high school, I was a mediocre (at best) member of the swim team. Physical running is not something I want to discuss now or ever. But running from life? Now that is a top skill set of mine. When things get tough, I'm searching the job market, house market, friend market, you name it. I simply do not naturally possess the propensity to "fight it out." Recently, I heard a sermon about creating an Eternal Perspective when facing difficulties. The pastor spoke on 2 Corinthians 4:16-18, where Paul has the audacity to call our hardships "light momentary afflictions." He is specifically referencing the times that he was beaten, imprisoned, starved, etc. You know, just the usual trials that we all face, right? ...