Triathlon

This past weekend I took part in my very first triathlon! I enjoy running, I adore biking, and although I don't have a lot of experience with swimming, I love the water.  I decided somewhat on a whim that to sign up for a local triathlon and set a goal of finishing under 1 hour and 45 minutes, and glory to God - I exceeded my goal and finished in 1 hour and 30 minutes.

But, that's not the point of this post.

The point is that wow - God is so incredible.  Psalm 139:14 says, "I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful, I know that full well." How amazing of bodies did He create that can "run and not grow weary!" (Isaiah 40:31) 

I definitely could not have finished this race without The Lord.  He is the great provider and provided me with strength and endurance throughout.  What a pure joy that we are able to rely on the Lord in all things, and how comforting it is to know that He will never leave us or forsake us (Deuteronomy 3:16).  He cares so greatly for you, for me, for all of His children, and He wants us to call upon His name. Psalm 50:15 says, "Call upon me..., and I will deliver you."

One of the coolest things about partaking in this race, is that I had 13 miles of biking and 3 miles of running, so I had 16 miles that I dedicated to 16 different things to pray for.  Roughly an hour and a half just to pray.  I was somewhat worried that I would run out of words, but wow, at the end of the race, I wished it would have lasted longer so I would have more time to pray. I encourage y'all to go for a walk, a run, a bike ride, a swim, a drive, or just go somewhere with no distractions and pray. Just talk to God, and enjoy peace in His presence, because there truly isn't anything like it!

The Lord is so so so good! I love each of y'all so much!

Xo,