It's Monday. The beginning of a new week. You'd think I'd be ready for a good run after being sick last week, running only on Friday, and unable to squeeze in a run over my busy weekend. But alas, I just wasn't too motivated today.
At times like these it simply takes a good dose of sheer volition to set things straight. It's telling myself things like: "You'll feel so much better after you run!" "You'll be so glad you ran!" "You don't want to be a loser!" "You want to be a winner, right?" "Don't give in!" "Once you get going, you'll be fine!"
Most of the time, I win the battle between my mind and body. Although, on an occasion, I will give in. Today I won! This is the difference between overcomers and defeaters. They don't give in to their feelings of shirking the hard work running affords.
1 Corinthians 9:24 is a verse the Lord spoke to me strongly a few years ago. It tells me "to run in such a way as to win." Being a winner is something the Lord wants me to be. I truly believe that! Not just a winner in the discipline of running, but also a winner in the discipline of seeking Him. And sometimes it takes a good dose of sheer volition to read my Bible, pray, worship and meditate in the presence of the Lord.
So far today, I'm walking in victory, "running in such a way as to win."
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