I am intrigued by this phrase as “running to stand still” is how I struggle to live this earthly life. I am either constantly “running” to improve myself for this world… be smarter, better, faster etc, or I am running to hide from all the chaos. Yet the more I strive for these things, the less ground I seem to gain. I see myself running a race, yet never making it to the finish line. The faster I try and run, the less ground I gain. My personal struggle is to see beyond this life, and run for the unseen rewards of a future, eternal life. Fortunately, I serve a gracious and forgiving God, who shows me the path to the finish, and loves me despite my running to stand still. He continues to shower this stubborn soul with undeserved grace and faithfulness.
Oh, may my eyes never fail to see what He has done, is doing, and will do! May my ears always be open to hear the beauty of grace that rains down on us all.
(Mark 8:17-19)
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“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder…”
Oh yeeeeeeah! And the beholder is HE. Perfect beauty, under the eye of no man. Perfect. It is comforting to know He finds me beautiful despite the real obvious to me. Knowing and trusting Him says you have to believe it!
Sometimes it seems the "run" is just so hard and we don't make much ground. The ‘running” takes on a different perspective when you realize the difficulty comes not from running on the flat but from running uphill to Him.
Sorry about #2 comment, I duplicated my comment somehow...not that it wasn't worth repeating!! XXOX
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