Mon
Apr
21
2008
SICKNESS STRIKES AGAIN!!!
Such a bummer. I was pouring concrete on Thursday and starting feeling achy and cold. By the time we were finished at 3:00pm I was in bad shape. I crawled into the fetal position and didn’t move until 7:00 the next morning at which point I got up and did it all over again. My fever metastasized into a cold which I am still trying to get over today (5 days later, Monday). So, so LAME!!! I am in the most critical point of my training and I am sick.
I realized last night that I need to ask God to help me stay healthy, even in things that are not directly related to the gospel. For some reason I always feel guilty asking for health because I feel like I should not bother the King of the universe with something so trivial as a silly Ironman. I always have to remind myself that he cares about every part of my life. I always remember the quote from Eric Little that has meant so much to me during this training, “I know God made me for a purpose, but he has also made me fast, and when I run I feel the pleasure of God.”
Making that my own I would say, “I know God has made me to be a pastor, but he has also has made me to enjoy triathlon, and when I train, I feel the pleasure of God.” Boy does that resonate with my heart! God help me to be healthy and content.
