Corny Joggy

Hey familia, here's some thoughts that I penned down as i reflected on my early morning (YES 6.15AM) jog earlier today while i was taking a looooooooong bus trip home from town :S

As I was having a rather long jog early in the morning, the initial half was but a breeze, however, the second half of the jog, became an arduous one.

Things like being drained out, having my shoelaces out, and losing grip of my music player were some reasons to it. And at a certain point, I told God that i will run faster (garang), and not slow down, however, i still slowed down near the end point.

As I pondered in my thoughts while running, i thought, "Isn't this the same as the Christian journey?"

Being drained out is due to the fact that we have not paced ourselves properly, and have overwhelmed our limitations.

As I was looking at my shoelaces, I thought of stopping to tie my shoelaces, however, I realized that, if i had to tie them, I would need to stop, and I would thus lose my jogging momentum and will get drained out even more quickly, and another thought came into me,
"What if my shoelaces get hooked onto something and i were to fall?"
However, with assurance from God that i nothing would happen to me, I continued running, at the same time, ensuring that i would avoid any objects that might entangle the shoelaces.

It dawned upon me that, that is just like obstacles in our lives. And that the best way to deal with it is to keep moving forward without allowing ourselves to be stumbled by it, and in fact, we should run by faith and keep trusting God! However, do keep the obstacle in view, and NOT let it cause us to fall.

Losing grip of my music player is not much of a problem, however, somehow, it was yet so significant. The 'problem' of losing grip of it could be solved while i was running, and it signifies the sharing of a burden.
An idiotproof way of explaining it, would be that, if you lose grip of your music player while holding it on your right hand, you either use your left hand to push it back up, or use your left hand to take it away from your right hand. Simple right?
This shows the left hand helping the right hand.
Just as we are all part of a single body in Christ, we are different parts too. We ought to help one another when the burden becomes too heavy for either party to bear!

Finally (YES FINALLEEEEEE), as i reluctantly slowed down at the last moments of the jog, due to excruciating stitch pains, intense muscle aches, and having a hard time catching my breath, it was revealed to me that no matter how strong our will, ultimately, we are still but imperfect beings.
"The spirit is willing, but the body is weak." Matthew 26:41b

However, the most important fact on this is that, God knows it, and being ever so gracious, He will forgive us when we fail to uphold to our words, and in fact, He has given us His Spirit to be our counselor, and to empower us to do great and mighty things to glorify His name.

Love,
Cornelius :D