Friday, October 31, 2014

Inspiration

I normally don't run with music. I figure I am going to train like I race. I can't listen to music when I race. However today I listened. I had an 1:20 minute run and I was struggling through it. About 45 minutes in  this song came on. I ended up listening to it for the remainder of my run and my pace picked up drastically. This song provided encouragement and motivation on my run. It is such a great promise to us.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1N3zac7648


"Love walked among us. Love laid down his life, steal sin for us. Oh love, has a name, Jesus crucified, alive today. Lift your voice and sing out. For all that has held us down. Where is it now, where is it now.
Love, watch it fall. And the walls that trapped us in and held control lift your voice and sing out. For all that has held us down. Where is it now, where is it now.

Lift up our hands, glory has risen open our hand we have been forgiven. Nothing can shut what the father has opened. Nothing can lock what the Father has broken through. Lift up our voice, joy it surrounds us. Sing and rejoice, the King's come to crown us. Nothing can shut what the Father has opened, Nothing can lock what the Father has broken through.

We are the sons and daughters of the king.

Sons and daughters of the King. Lift up your voice and sing. Love drove the darkness out. When Jesus rose and Life poured out. Sons and Daughters of the King. Lift up your voice and sing. God has brought us victory. We've been set free, we've been set free." - Sons and Daughters Of the King, Fellowship Church.

As I listened to it I was encouraged by the lyrics "nothing can shut what the Father has opened, nothing can lock what the Father has broken through." I know that I was supposed to sign up for IM TX. And that this journey isn't just a physical journey but a spiritual one as well. So on my days of training when I am feeling discouraged I can be reminded of this.

The other encouraging piece was that we are sons and daughters of the King. Now that I am a mom of two young girls...I understand a different kind of love. I love of a parent to a child. What an amazing honor to be called a daughter of the King.

The last lines that brought encouragement were, "God has brought us victory. We've been set free, we've been set free." No matter what or how I finish IM TX I already have victory. Victory in God. I am set free. So often I put limitations on myself, past defeats, past sins, past injuries, negative self talk. Guess what? I can throw that all out the window because I am set free. Those are things that bind me. I need to remember when I am running or training that this is not about me. It is bigger than me, and I am a daughter of the KING. It doesn't get much better than that.