I've been running quite a bit and it isn't always the first thing on my list that I would love to do for that day, but I do it because I know it is what's best for me. It's hard and tiring, but in the end I feel so good. I couldn't help but think about this concept in relation to my walk with Jesus.
Some times what's best for us isn't the easiest, funnest, or even most convenient. But life isn't about us, is it?! It's about living a life that is in reckless abandonment to our creator. It is about serving and loving Jesus with all that we are no matter how hard it may seem at that time. It is about wholly surrendering.
I know that my running doesn't even compare to what Christ has done for me, but it has made me think. Reflecting on what this weekend represents brings me to my knees in adoration. All that Jesus went through on my behalf. The obedience that it took for Him to die that horrible death. He would have loved to say "pass", but He knew it wasn't what was best, so he stepped up to the occasion and had such an incredible heart in the process. It was gruesome and horrible, but it turned into something so beautiful and freeing!
Thank you, Jesus, for going through all the horrific and painful humiliation on my behalf. I am forever going to do my best to live out a life that honors you and blesses you.
