Let's run.

Hello.

So I get out of my car today (heading to class) and instantly I see this girl frantically running. No, it wasn't out of panic. It was more out of excitement. And this wasn't just any run, her arms were flip-floppin' every which way and her hair was just swooshing all over the place. It appeared to be some sort of fast pace dance or something. This run was completely filled with unexplainable joy. It was by far the funniest run I have ever seen, backpack and all just flapping all around. I have no idea where this girl was running to; I saw her bend around a few cars, and then sort of disappear. I looked for her, but I couldn’t define where she went exactly. Maybe she was running because she saw a friend she hadn't seen in a while, maybe she was just really excited to get to the warmth of her car, and maybe just maybe she was running for the sake of running. Nevertheless, this girl was running ridiculously and running with all she had. I must admit for a very split moment in time, I mean nano second I thought, wow, that's kind of dorky, but that thought quickly blew over as I began to laugh, and a part of me wished I could have joined this girl in her dorky run. It looked sort of fun --- I wish I knew what her destination was that made her run like she did.

So then what did I do? I asked, "God, where are you?" And then it hit me. Her run was exactly how I want my running with Christ to look like. So free, so fun! I wanted to run with her kind of passion and excitement.

I began to wonder. What if we all ran our race like this? What would it look like for us to run so that people passing by would look at us and say, "Wow that's kind of dorky...I want to join." And when they join in, maybe we'll be able to tell them why we're running and who we're running to because I'd sure love to know why she was running so fervently.

What would our running look like?

Would our running have to be completely and totally in the freedom of Christ: forgiven, accepted, and loved?

Would we have to be just like this girl, totally carefree of what the world thought of her as long as she was bringing glory to God?

Would we have to be filled with unexplainable joy?

Would our running intrigue people so much that they'd want to join in?

I sure hope so.

Cheering you on as you run like you’ve never run before.

May you run with all that you have.

Kaylee