Running Requires Water

I'm writing today with a sore heart.
I normally don't write publically about things like this but I'm thinking this could apply to many people so I'm sharing.
When I'm really upset about something, I blow off steam by running around my neighborhood.. deep breaths, getting winded, legs and chest pounding- the whole 9 yards for a lazy overweight like me. But it's just what I do.. I hate running, unless I'm doing it to methophorically run from my problems.So, as I'm running, I'm spilling out my heart to God.

It almost reminds me of a Psalm- David starts most of them by asking "why me? why now? oh the suffering I'm going through..." but by the end, he's rejoicing and praising God for what God is doing in his life and thanking Him.
That's kinda what I did. I started to run and every burden I was carrying felt so heavy and I just kept asking God "why me... why now..." and this is what He told me..

This whole running thing symbolizes my life. I'm always running the race. Sometimes the road is level, I'm easy breathing and things are great.. Sometimes its an up hill battle for what seems like forever and sometimes I'm just coasting downhill without a care in the world. In any scenerio, I have to stay running. Life doesn't stop for anyone or anything. We have to appreciate the time we have on the level ground to catch our breath and get ready for the next hill.

Too many times, we go out running the race without our water, though.

We wonder why our hearts hurt so bad and why we're so burned out. We ask questions that didn't ever need to be asked and we blame others and God for things we've done.

All we really desire is water to help us get back on track and take away that thirst to help us push through the rest of the race. (To all of you who are not getting my analogy- I'm talking about the Word of God- our Living Water..)

I guess to wrap this all up into a summary, I'd have to just tell you flat out that when you've got a broken heart that needs healing, you can't run away from the race that you're in cause God pretty much needs you right where you're at.
You may not see the finish line, but at least God is with you the entire time holding that cup of cold water. You just have to take it.

One of my best friends gave me Psalm 147:3. "He heals the broken hearted and binds up their wounds."
Psalm 34:17-19 also says "The righteous cry out and the Lord hears them. He delivers them from all their troubles. The lord is close to the broken hearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. A righteous man may have many troubles but the Lord delivers him from them all."

All you have left to do is cry out to Jesus.
(now go check out that song... "Cry Out to Jesus" by Third Day)