Suffering

Working out- Spending myself to physical exhaustion- Sweating- Gasping for air after a hard hill on the bike- Legs burning- Yet accepting the challenge of the hill- Pushing the limits- Testing the limits-

Suffering..........for the sake of my body

I hate it..... I love it-

All at the same time.

I know that my pain is producing in me a kind of life-

A growth that is not possible without the suffering.

That is not what I really had in mind to write today-

but it is something God brought that needed to be recorded.

Lord Jesus

Cultivate the truth in me today -

The truth about my sufferings in this world.

Remind me that in so many ways my suffering is bringing growth-

Bringing more of the Life I long for.

Amen

James 1:2-4 Consider it pure joy my brothers,

Whenever you face trials of many kinds,

Because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete,

Not lacking anything.

Now for the real blog I had in mind today-

Well, maybe it can wait- Tomorrow.