Monday, Catching the Train...

We've all seen in the movies the picture of a person getting to the train station a little late and running to catch up. Well, yesterday was just one of those days for me. For example:

• I didn't sleep very well the night before, the grandkids came at about 6:15am (which was a bright spot in the day), things were waiting at the office for when I got there at 7:00am, I intended to clear off my desk and get everything from Sunday filed away, a couple of drop bys came in, I left for 3 hospitals (6 visits), and 3 nursing homes in Evansville, made phone calls all the way in and back, held a Bible Study at Cloverleaf for a dozen people (which went well)...

I felt like the whole day I was trying to catch that crazy train! I was, at times, frustrated and questioning my reason for doing what I was doing. Well, after all was said and done, it turned out to be a very fruitful day:

• Well, I got to hug and be hugged by my grandkids, I got the desk cleared, the things filed away, Sunday was a great day, the drop bys had testimonies to share, the hospital visits were God-times (you know what I mean), I really was blessed at the nursing home visits, the phone calls were needed and very timely, and the Bible Study went amazing...

You know some trains just aren't worth catching! Yet it is in the chasing that we accomplish more than we could ever imagine. We can run with purpose or without purpose. I believe that we all need to be running!

• So the question is: "Are we running for something, away from something or too something"?

The apostle Paul said, that "...we are all running in a race... only one gets the prize... so run that you may be the one who wins it". It was also Paul that told Timothy late in his life, "I have run the race and finished my course".

My encouragement for you today is: RUN FOR THAT TRAIN!! Because you never know what you'll stumble upon on the way. It could be the greatest moment of your day!


BLESSINGS!
MT