SUMMER-TIME RUNNING MEANS SEEKING OUT the shady side of the street, but running in the winter months forces me to run from sun spot to sun spot. The shady side of the street can be down-right chilly during the winter months. When you run definitely changes how, and even where you run and this is true with life in general.
We all go through seasons in life; it is, well, part of life.
The writer of Ecclesiastes states, “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot…” The problem often arises in that we try to live through all the seasons of life in the same way. We don’t make adjustments for the changes the seasons bring. We are satisfied to run in the shadows even on the coldest days, rather than to seek out sections of sunlight.
Where is your life journey taking you? Are you in the summer-time? Maybe it’s time to slow down a little and come under the shadow of God’s wings and enjoy the rest that comes from concentrated time in His presence. Are you in the winter-time? Maybe it’s time for you to step out into the brightness of God’s light, get under the light of His Word and let it penetrate and warm your soul. Running uphill? Often, at least in running, it’s the time top push hard and steady to the top, and once crested, ease back and let gravity do the work.
Wherever you are in the journey remember that you are not alone. There are others running the same path, and most importantly God is running with you. Shadows or sunlight you are not alone. So, keep running.