Got this in my email and thought I would share it with you:
The First and The Last Mile
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I just finished jogging.
It's 7:12 a.m.
During the run, many revelations came that paralleled this
Mmorning's run to life.
There are two very difficult miles to run no matter how long
the run.
The First and the Last Mile.
I usually run five miles or more.
The first mile is the hardest and the one most missed.
You see, you have to get started to run the first mile.
It's hard to get started.
I have to get out of bed.
Those first few steps that wake a sleeping body
are part of the first mile.
They are tougher than the steepest hill.
You have a race to run, a course to complete,
or a project that awaits you.
You too have a first mile.; Aand your first mile is tough,
just like mine.
When I take my first step outside most of my run is completed.
I've accomplished the hardest part.
I've gotten started and stepped out.
The next few steps bring out the stiffness of your body as the
muscles stretch and your lungs fill with the crisp, cool morning
air. It's still dark outside and menacing shadows reach out
from strange corners.
Darkness creates a different, somewhat eerie world.
There could be dangers in the shadows, but danger usually doesn't
get up this early.
If there are any aches and pains,
the first mile will bring them out.
The greatest probability that you will give up and turn back is
in the first mile.
The vast majority make new year's resolutions each year.
Most have broken them at the end of the first two weeks.
The first two weeks is the first mile.
Miles 2, 3 and 4 are usually uneventful, but the last mile is a
doozy. There is something about the last mile that's a real
strain, and it doesn't matter whether I am running 2 miles or 10
miles. The last mile is a real strain.
And so it is with life.
To get started is a strain.
To finish is a strain.
The First and The Last Mile
What's your first mile?
~A MountainWings Original~
Bondman,
It made me think about my journey with Christ. It was hard to get started with being obedient and all. It was hard to take the steps needed to start maturing as a Christian. I will say the miles in between so far, were a bit easier, well I should say more peaceful.. but man every day we have to die to the flesh.
I continue to pray for those who have not even started with the first mile of faith.. there is folks out there just racing around in life like I had been.
I am so grateful for my journey now. I have found when I am home alone now I just blare Christian music to keep me alive. It is so much better than the quiet house, yes I turn it off when i sit down to read the bible and study, but when doing day to day activity, I am singing and praising away,, just like I sing, praise and give thanks for the IR!
Faithwoman
The First and The Last Mile
============================
I just finished jogging.
It's 7:12 a.m.
During the run, many revelations came that paralleled this
Mmorning's run to life.
There are two very difficult miles to run no matter how long
the run.
The First and the Last Mile.
I usually run five miles or more.
The first mile is the hardest and the one most missed.
You see, you have to get started to run the first mile.
It's hard to get started.
I have to get out of bed.
Those first few steps that wake a sleeping body
are part of the first mile.
They are tougher than the steepest hill.
You have a race to run, a course to complete,
or a project that awaits you.
You too have a first mile.; Aand your first mile is tough,
just like mine.
When I take my first step outside most of my run is completed.
I've accomplished the hardest part.
I've gotten started and stepped out.
The next few steps bring out the stiffness of your body as the
muscles stretch and your lungs fill with the crisp, cool morning
air. It's still dark outside and menacing shadows reach out
from strange corners.
Darkness creates a different, somewhat eerie world.
There could be dangers in the shadows, but danger usually doesn't
get up this early.
If there are any aches and pains,
the first mile will bring them out.
The greatest probability that you will give up and turn back is
in the first mile.
The vast majority make new year's resolutions each year.
Most have broken them at the end of the first two weeks.
The first two weeks is the first mile.
Miles 2, 3 and 4 are usually uneventful, but the last mile is a
doozy. There is something about the last mile that's a real
strain, and it doesn't matter whether I am running 2 miles or 10
miles. The last mile is a real strain.
And so it is with life.
To get started is a strain.
To finish is a strain.
The First and The Last Mile
What's your first mile?
~A MountainWings Original~
Bondman,
It made me think about my journey with Christ. It was hard to get started with being obedient and all. It was hard to take the steps needed to start maturing as a Christian. I will say the miles in between so far, were a bit easier, well I should say more peaceful.. but man every day we have to die to the flesh.
I continue to pray for those who have not even started with the first mile of faith.. there is folks out there just racing around in life like I had been.
I am so grateful for my journey now. I have found when I am home alone now I just blare Christian music to keep me alive. It is so much better than the quiet house, yes I turn it off when i sit down to read the bible and study, but when doing day to day activity, I am singing and praising away,, just like I sing, praise and give thanks for the IR!
Faithwoman
and they do not pay much attention to that. 
:groupray: