I don’t know why I am up this late. I always say how tired I am, but never get to bed when I want to. I have so many things running through my mind right now and if I don’t write it out, I won’t get proper rest. One of the things I wanted to write about was on Psalm119:105.
The verse says, “Your word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.”
I have been meaning to blog about this for sometime, but things are work are actually busy and then I get home and run and then I need to work on my pictures, by that time, I’ve just forgotten about it. Hmm…
Well, tonight I had dinner with my good friend, Mike, from camp. He lives in Mass., but comes down to DC on occasion to do some training and we always make a point to meet up for dinner. (Thanks, Mike!!!) On the way home, Mike was kindly and patiently listening to my think out loud. I think I just started rambling and realized that I wasn’t even sure I made sense. Mike and I have good conversation throughout the evening and most of the time, the conversation ends up talking about the Lord and what we are learning through the Word.
As you all may know, the sun goes down a whole lot earlier. Bummer. You would think this would stop me from running outside. Oh no. It doesn’t. I actually love running in the dark. I know it’s probably not the safest thing ever, but I feel safe. There has never been a time I have felt unsafe around here. I feel more safe running around DC than I do in my neighborhood in Michigan where my parents live. I know, it’s crazy. Lately, my runs have been about 9 miles long. I start at my house, 4 blocks behind the Capitol, head down towards the Mall, around the Washington, behind the WW2, up to Lincoln, over the memorial bridge, and down around Arlington Cemetery that leads up to Iwo Jima, back around Arlington Cemetery, and I make my way on George Washington Parkway, over the 395 bridge, in front of the Jefferson, back on the Mall near the Washington, up the Capitol, and back to my house. Phew! Yeah, it goes by fast though. Honestly. But when I hit the road that Arlington Cemetery is on, it starts to get really dark. It’s a major highway on that path and cars are coming straight at me with their headlights (note: I am STILL on the path), but because of this, it makes it impossible to see the path in front of me. I literally can not see the path I am running on. Sometimes, I wonder if I am even still on the path. I always think of that verse Psalm 119:105 while I’m running in the darkness though. I think that though I can’t see the path, I know it’s there. Once I start to turn around and head the other way, I can finally see the path since the cars are going the same way I am going, but then when I get the GW Parkway, there are parts I start to not see the path again and it get more and more hilly. I can’t see where I am stepping which makes me think I could step on a branch and hurt my shins. But I again, think of this verse. I am so thankful for the bikers that go by. Normally, I’m not too thankful for them, they are quite pushy with their little bells telling me to move over…ok, ok, I get it, you’re going faster than I am….you do have wheels. But since it’s dark outside, and I can’t see the path I am running on, I am more thankful for the bikers that go by with their little headlights on. I can start to seee the path little by little as they approach me. God’s Word does that for us. This is how we know God and understand who he has created to be like. When we read God’s Word, we are understanding more of his character and thus, loving him more and more. The light that God gives from his Word enables us to follow him little by little. There are times of darkness and uncertainty of whether or not we are going the right way, but all we have to know is that we are running on the path God has set before us. We are being faithful to what he has put in front of us. Then, through his Word, he will shed light on our path and provide Grace and sight at the right time.
