Endurance

Week 36
Within the past few weeks I have started running.
It's been great. I love being active, I love being outside, I love feeling in shape and healthy.
The only problem is that it is really hilly around here.
And for those of us who are from Illinois (aka the flattest land you will ever see), this poses quite a bit of a challenge.
Now call me wimpy, but running up hill is hard!
Takes a bit of will power and perseverance on my part that I am not used to. While I know my body can do it, I also know it would be easier to walk, or stop, or sit down (haha).
But (hopefully) I keep running. Through the woods or on the trail... and when you run uphill long enough around here, you get to the top of a hill where you can look out over all the farms, the rolling hills, and the valleys.
What a place to stop and catch your breath. That run up the hill was worth the view from the top.
This is so much like our Christian journey. I know you understand what I mean... "let us run with endurance the race that is set before us" (Hebrews 12:1).
It is difficult and ongoing, but the beauty is worth it. For sure.