I ran my 10k yesterday. I finished at 57 minutes, which was a record for me considering I had not even ran the full 6.2 miles. I had a plan all in place. I was going to use my nikeplus chip (for those of you who don't know- its a chip you put in your shoes and then a chip goes in your ipod to track how fast you are running, how many calories burned, etc.) to make sure I was running at a normal pace so that I didn't poop out. I had an amazing playlist on my ipod that would motivate me and I was ready to go!
We arrive at the starting line and..... I forgot my nikeplus chip for my ipod!! I was so disappointed- my plan was ruined. I had set up my whole run based on this chip and it telling me how fast I was going each step of the way. Matt heard me complaining for a few minutes (ok, more like 10 min.) and finally suggested I use his chip. I was secretly hoping he would ask and of course I tried to act like that wasn't the point. I finally agreed to use his chip because dang it, it was part of the plan!
The race starts and Im cruisin! My plan was in effect, I was tracking along. Matt was a little behind me and around the one mile mark passed me up. Not a moment later my ipod tells me that my run in paused. WHAT? It wont track my run any longer. I cant figure it out... Im running and trying to play with this stupid chip... people are passing me on the left and right...Im slowing down....my plan is unraveling... WHAT IS GOING ON?? At that moment it was as if the heavens opened up and revelation hit me- the chip hooked into my ipod is tracking the chip in Matt's shoe! This whole time its been tracking him, not me and now Matt is too far away to track. I couldn't stop, I had to keep going and my plan had to change. So it did.
The funny thing was- Plan B was so much better. I listened to my music, not concerned by how fast or slow I was going and just focused on MY run. If I started to get winded I slowed a bit, when I felt some energy I sped up. For the most part I just kept a steady pace and even took the time to pray and enjoy God's beauty.
I know it sounds silly but I had this amazing run with God. I literally was brought to tears a few times with the revelation He was giving me. I have said it before and Ill say it again, a run is like life. And in life our plans don't always happen the way we wanted them to. And in life we have got to live (or run our race) the way we were designed to. I was running with a stupid chip that wasn't even measuring me! My life is so much like that. Im living my life based on what others expectations of me are. I run to others standards. I want a life like so and so or I want to have the gifts/talents like mr. or mrs. .
God has given me a "chip" that fits my life and he gives me the grace to see it done. I'm running to His standard and His glory. No other. When we can get that down it changes everything! It changes the way we run and live and see ourselves. We live for an audience of one. The gifts He has given us become strengths and pushes us along to finish! Once we grab a hold of the vision HE has for our life it brings everything into perspective. It gives our pain a purpose. So when plan B or C or even D take effect we trust Him and keep running- to please Him.
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