Paving the Way

So yesterday, I wrote about how we need to be more responsible with pursuing our "perfect" selves and how we need to let God work in our transformations. Well, yesterday God and I did just that. I was asked to relieve a team mate from the responsibility of being a guest speaker at an elementary school for she had prior commitments. I wasn't really sure what the task entailed, all I knew is that my schedule was wide open. Turns out, I was going to be speaking to an all girls running club! This group of girls meets three times a week after school and runs a little more each time in order to prepare for their first ever 5k. When I arrived at the school, the girls were all seated in the library awaiting my arrival. I was asked to tell my story of running and how I dedicate myself to it everyday, how I practice self control, and how it is honorable. (Self Control and Honor were their words of the month) I can honestly say that I was not expecting a whole lot of feedback from a bunch of elementary school kids about running, for as far as they are concerned, its not very fun. Boy was I wrong. When I was finished, hands shot up all around! Questions about why I started running, what my favorite things to eat before running were, and all other various exercise questions flooded the library. I was amazed. These girls had such energetic hearts and open minds to running. The whole time all I could think was...this is one of the reasons God created me to be a runner. He wants me to use running as a method of communication for encouragement and inspiration for others. I could feel Him in the room. I could see Him in every googly eyed face staring back at me. I could sense His warm hand in mine and could picture Him saying,  "see Kate, look what You and I can do together." I think it goes without saying, but I had a smile on my face and in my heart the whole rest of the day. So take a step in fulfilling your purpose today, and remember what I said yesterday...take hold of God's hand and don't let go.

Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. John 15:4-5