I'm sure you've noticed this; there are times in life when we are very busy and it feels as though life were a sprint, at other times life is routine, almost boring and moving at a snails pace. I sat in a small group of ministers in a "pastor's practicum" with a very successful pastor a couple of years ago and he shared with us, "Life is not a marathon, it is a series of sprints". He is so right. Early in my ministry I used to feel guilty when I wasn't sprinting; over the years however, I've learned to relax and take a breather between the sprints. It is the gap between the sprints where we gather our energy and momentum again. The problem comes if we decide not to sprint anymore.
What about those "sprints" that seem like never-ending marathons???
ReplyDeleteMandy,
ReplyDeleteThere are those times that feel like we may pass out because we've been sprinting so long - those times sure do develop our character and/or drop us to our knees.
How right you are-
ReplyDeleteRight now I feel like I am on a sprint that is constantly going around a bend. I know there is things coming but I can't see far enough ahead to know what they are.