Walk...better yet...run!

In light of all this, here's what I want you to do. While I'm locked up here, a prisoner for the Master, I want you to get out there and walk—better yet, run!—on the road God called you to travel. I don't want any of you sitting around on your hands. I don't want anyone strolling off, down some path that goes nowhere. And mark that you do this with humility and discipline—not in fits and starts, but steadily, pouring yourselves out for each other in acts of love, alert at noticing differences and quick at mending fences.
Ephesians 4:1-3

I'm sitting here on a Saturday, chillin' in the A/C...and thought I'd write about something that I just recently read.

I love how this begins with Paul encouraging us to run, not walk, on the road that God has called us to. Only then will we experience life the way it is intended to be. Keep in mind that Paul is said to have written Ephesians while in prison in Rome. Now, the hard part is doing this with a sense of discipline and humility. It's tough to keep quiet when someone is saying things about you that aren't true. It's tough to remain humble when your character is attacked. It's tough to remain disciplined about talking to God about things and keeping him in on your thoughts and actions. It's tough to stay on track...I find myself strolling off somewhere on occasion.

I struggled with this a bunch right before school ended. I tried to maintain a conversation with God about the things that were going on. I think that things went the way they did because of this. Also, I think it helped that I had a quick getaway to Montana to relax and refresh. My trip to Montana allowed a time of renewal...I'm ready for what God has ahead this summer.

The circumstances surrounding the end of the school year make it crazy for everyone...without the added stress of unnecessary drama. It is passed though...and I'm really trying to stay on the path with a sense of consistency.

Use these words as a filter for what's going on in your life. This passage coupled with a bunch of others from God's word will help you keep going...running down the road.

Hopefully you've discovered your path.