power of the run

Man.....I almost missed it....the power of the run, that is. I almost opted to stay in bed. I almost justified myself out of the run. I am tired and could certainly use a few more minutes to rest. And the house, well, the house needs some work. I will just spend that time in Bible study.
But the call was clear and I had choice-run or not. I dragged myself out of bed, grabbed some juice and ran to the Word. There I heard the call even louder...run, Christy...run. So I laced up my shoes and donned my ipod and headed out. At first, my heart wasn't in the run. It wasn't really even in the walk. That is until the words of a familiar song began to ring in my ear. Glorious.....over us....You shall reign Glorious. And then I knew why my feet were on the pavement and my heart began to catch up with my feet. Glorious....over us....You shall RAIN Glorious. I heard Him speak....You want rain....RUN....it will be glorious.
I began to ask my heart some questions, questions that have been circling in my head, but today I cleared up within my own soul. WHY RUN? Why sprint? I mean, I know I am walking with God, so why do I need to run? I knew the answer and have been disciplining my heart for months now to chase after that, but today I was reminded of why we are called to run.
Because WE miss out if we don't.
I know that was deep. And for many it won't matter because they don't want more. To which, I respond by questioning the reality of their love. For those who truly love know that you can't go without and you want more. You are never satisfied with only a small part of that which you love...you want it all. We all may be at different stages, but running is NOT an option.
And that is why I run....hard and fast after Him. I am not satisfied with just a part. I love Him so much that I will not be held back or deterred from running hard after Him-because I know there is more. I don't necessarily NEED or WANT anything from Him....I just don't want to miss out on HIM. The experience of knowing intimately and being one with Him.
I am struck by how often we think that just "happens" and how anti scripture that is. We are commanded to run after Him. We are told to seek, perhaps grope for Him. We say we want Him, but not bad enough to run.....so do we really want Him? Or do we just want what He has to offer, part of Him....the part that benefits us.
I don't want to miss out on HIM. And so I run.
As I got to the hill (the hard part of my run), I had a choice....I could slow down and take it easy or I could press in hard and sprint. As my soul began to well up with these things and I was running into the sun, blinded to everything else, I began to sprint up the hill. My breathing was labored. My heart was racing. My muscles were screaming. But I reached the top and realized....Running towards the SON, even up hill and with everything screaming at me, is worth it when He reigns/rains Glorious.
I have a friend. (I know...it surprises me too!) We were talking last week about chasing after Him, loving Him and following hard after Him. I have been talking a lot about being consumed by Him, obessed with Him and possessed by Him. But she summed it up best. "I just want to be eat up with Him".
Me too.....Let's run. ALL FOR YOU