- "Be still, and know that I am God;
I was talking about fuel. Fuel for running, fuel for cars, fuel for life. Of course, I can't remember exactly what I wrote - I was on a roll.
This week's topic for our 5k training group is Diet and Nutrition. So, I have been thinking a lot about fueling ourselves, not just for running, but for life as well. We live at such a break neck pace much of the time. Sometimes we come up empty. I am feeling a bit like that today. There is so much going on and has been going on for quite some time. I need some refueling time.
We take good care of our cars. We make sure they have gas in the tank before we pull out of the driveway. Why? Because we know the car won't work unless it has the proper fuel. Do we treat ourselves the same way? No, many times we don't. I wonder why.
When I am speaking with our training groups, or to anyone about running/walking, I always tell them how important it is to properly fuel your body. You don't put bad gas in your car, so why would you put bad food in your stomach? We all do from time to time. In the same way, why do we neglect ourselves spiritually? God made us to be relational beings. Relational with Him! When we neglect ourselves by not refueling with that relationship, we suffer.
In this busy world, it can be a challenge to be intentional about our spiritual health. However, we are intentional about so many other things that do not give the life like our heavenly father does. He is the supplier of all things good, especially life itself. Let us go to the source to rest, refuel and re-energize. Let us do that by being still and knowing that He is God.
