Keep Running!

On our way home late Sunday night, we drove by a fire station, and there was a single file line of firefighters running around the parking area. They were all wearing the same outfit and keeping the same step. It looked odd, especially at ten o'clock in the evening.

My husband used that moment to point out to the girls that they were keeping themselves ready. These men needed to be able to quickly run up a flight of stairs in the event of an emergency. They didn't need to be out of breath in the middle of a dangerous situation. They had to be prepared.

I know that I want to be ready to help others when I am called. I want to be ready to help my children as well. I need to work out, and that may not be jogging around the parking area at ten o'clock at night. (Though I know that I could use a jog!) I see that work out as learning to be more faithful and dependent on God, which many people translate into more prayer and Bible study. I think it also includes more time with others who can encourage and support me.

Paul, a writer in the Bible, says, "Let's run with endurance the race set before us." Let's endure and bring others along with us! Let's keep running together!