breathing in yhwh

My heart beats faster with each step as my shoes meet the ground. I feel the cool breeze against my face as I take a breath in, YEH. Then slowly let it out, WEH. Every breath that I take in, You God propel me forward. You give me Life. You give me Freedom. You give me Meaning.

I use to tell myself, “I have to run today” or “let's get this over with.” But now, I pray the words “I GET to run.” God gives me the ability to put in the long miles. I'm healthy enough to put myself through the process. My legs and feet allow me to move. My heart and lungs provide me with what I need. This is only possible because You say it is Father. Thousands of people run and exercise everyday that have little to no faith. Yet, You still let them.

During the beginning of my running journey my mind would focus on the next step with worship music or the occasional 90s playlist blasting in my ears. Now as the miles increase the volume is turned down and prayer becomes the norm for the majority of the distance. When I'm deep in the pit of a training session giving it everything in my being to continue I bring all of the hardships God guided me through to the forefront of my mind. A switch is quickly turned on as I realize the mental game running provides strengthens my spirit. Running is mostly a mental battle to push myself to the limits and beyond. It prepares me to take stressors from daily life head on. As the miles start to add up they begin to become a blur more and more but You God become clearer and clearer.