This blog is to explain to my loyal readers what it is I want for Christmas if any of you were wondering.
I want to complete the Kentucky Derby Festival Mini-Marathon in April. That’s what I want for Christmas. An odd request for someone in December? Not for me.
There is something that most of you who read this blog will already know, but for anyone who doesn’t know me as well this may be quite eye-opening for you. I am a serial stopper. Not necessarily a quitter, a stopper. Let me explain…I tend to get this new “thing”, over the years it’s been things like the guitar, working out, diet changes, reading novels, comic books, etc…honestly, a whole myriad of things. I get into them and “obsess” and read about them for quite some time (usually a couple of months) and interact with them. MOST of these things, I tend to have a decent initial knack for and then just….stop. I don’t mean like casually lose interest, I mean stop. Cold. Rarely do I go back to them. I sorely do NOT want this to happen with running, so I set a goal. The Mini.
There are two reasons that I don’t want to stop this time.
First, for years I’ve watched people who have accomplished amazing things on TV say, “I never knew I was capable of something like this, but I decided that I wanted to do it and set my mind to it.”, they usually finish with, “I just want everyone to know that if you set your mind to something, you can do it”. I realized a while back that I want that. I want to be able to say that. I’ve spent far too much of my life sitting on my butt LISTENING to people say that and never done it. Time for that to change.
Secondly, I am about embark in some potential changes in my life. My life as a minister is about to expand. I’m not 100% sure how yet, but it’s going to. I know it…I feel it. I want to make sure just because any changes that might come up, or times when things get hard that I don’t “stop”. I want to know that just because I don’t start able to do something that I can do it if I work hard. I need to know that just because it is difficult doesn’t mean it isn’t possible. I need to know I can do more than I think I can. I need to know I’m stronger than I think I am. I need to taste victory.
I am reminded of Jesus when he was talking about the one thing that man can’t do on his own….save himself. He said,
“With man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God.”
I’ll take His word for it. Jesus didn’t just limit it to salvation. He said ALL things. ALL. When Jesus says it, it’s good enough for me. Wish me luck.
May you get what you really want for Christmas, Happy Holidays!!
