Pro 13:4 The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied.
As runners, we all have different routines that we go through. Unless, it’s the weekend or an off day, or a day when my schedule gets tossed around, I get up in the early morning to run. I usually get up, drink some carrot juice with barley green, fix myself a cup of coffee with stevia and cremora, put on my running clothes, grab my Bible, sit down on the sofa with my mug and Bible, pray and read, and enjoy the waking moments with God. Then I eat a tablespoon of chia seed. Not to long after that, I put on my running shoes, lace them up, get my car keys, water bottle, head lamp, and pepper spray. I then get in my car and scurry to meet my friends at our normal meeting spots. In the car on the way to our meeting spot, I watch closely for deer along the way as to not to hit them. I also know that a police man is waiting on a particular corner every morning, so of course I try not to speed. The point is, I and many of you are creatures of habit and discipline. Runners are generally disciplined people.
In our personal walks with God, we must also be disciplined. Just as we make sure to get in that daily run and follow our normal routines, we must make sure to spend some time with God. If we quit running a few days, it is hard to get started back. The same thing goes for spending some time with God. If we take time off from Him, it’s easy to go through our days and skip that personal time that is so good for our souls. God is gracious, and He does not want us to feel guilty for missing a quiet time with Him. He is full of love and grace. He is waiting with open arms for us to talk to Him and seek Him out through His word. I promise, if you take time for Him, you will want to spend more time with Him; your time will not be wasted. If you are a person who spends time with Him daily, I urge you to continue in this discipline. If you are someone who has never really thought about spending some time with Him, try it by reading some of the Bible, I suggest the book of John to get you started, and just talking to Him. Let’s all take the discipline of following Jesus and run with it!