Every morning this week, I’ve woken up early and gone for a short run up and down the hill beside the water. I really have no other option since it’s pitch black and I figure that if I fall down, someone will eventually find me. It’s not exciting at all. All I can see is the next step in front of me and hope to find my footing.
Today, before dinner, I took a look at where I was running and the view was amazing. You can see the mountains, the ocean, even the birds; you could see it all in the light.
As I’ve been thinking through those questions from yesterday, I wonder how often I live my life like I’m running in the dark. All I’m trying to do is to protect myself so I won’t be exposed or rejected. In reality, I am missing so much. Earlier today, we had a chance to listen to the truths that God was trying to speak and here’s what I heard: “I have always been there and always will be” and “You are mine.” There’s a real challenge to live out my identity knowing I belong to Him. It’s a challenge to try and perhaps fail spectacularly knowing that I don’t have to worry about rejection because I am His.
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