sort of like my 'morning page'

So Dennis and I set out to do a training run on Terrapin Mountain on Saturday. It was one of the more depressing moments of my recent past. Our directions said to run half a mile till our first turn. I didn't even make it a quarter of a mile before I needed to stop. I'm breathing hard now just thinking about that run! It was ridiculous. We didn't end up finding exactly where we should have turned so we never really turned at all. We went straight up this mountain. Literally, straight up. I don't think I have a good sense of reality in my head, when it said it was a mountain half marathon... I didn't picture a mountain. I think my mind likes happy thoughts so knowing me, I probably pictured a few rolling hills with beautiful meadows full of lovely flowers and the beautiful spring sun shining down on me. Talk about a reality kick in the rear. My bum hurts :)

Here's a total U-Turn inside this post.

I've been thinking lately... does it ever happen to anyone else when they really want to do something that is "God-related" you get SO easily sidetracked? I keep having that happen to me. One example would be Saturday morning. I woke up an hour before I had set my alarm and had an hour before I had to start making Heidi her birthday pancakes. I grabbed my Bible and a book and set up the stairs to bask in the sunshine and learn to better pray. I took a quick look at the mail pile and saw a bill for our Internet. I am in charge of that one each month so I opened it to find it was nearly double what it should be AND it said the payment was late last month. I was so flustered and decided that I needed to call them right that moment to get everything figured out because I wouldn't have time later. So I spent like a half hour on the phone with them, and then called my mom and by that point I had to make pancakes or I would be late. I started making breakfast and it just sort of hit me that none of the things I had done were bad, it was a productive morning... but they were distractions from what I had set out to do. I know I do need to set apart time for prayer and Bible reading and work really hard to be sure there are no distractions, and I can do that...but why are distractions so easy? It's strange. I have no doubt that the devil plays a part in that. He rejoices to see us put other things before time with the LORD. I just need to keep in mind that the LAST thing I want is to give the devil reason for rejoicing.