Love Run

I took a run along the Schuylkill River today at 2pm.

It was hot, REALLY hot.

The whole time, I was listening to this one Korean ballard on my iPod. I'm a sucker for ballards - not the lyrics, but the music. I like the sound :-).

But I sucked at running today. Ten minutes in, I died. It could've been the heat...the time of day, lack of adequate rest. Who knows? But I struggled my whole way down that river to the museum. At the end of the run, the water fountain didn't work. I really needed water.

See, I didn't bring water with me because I thought I'd drink out of the water fountain at the end of the run, but what I had planned didn't come about. It made me think about my life and my plans in life - would they work out? Which then got me thinking about God and how He has plans for me. Then, while being reminded about my thirst, I remembered that Jesus promises to give living water :-), and I will never thirst again.

I ran down a little further and found another water fountain. Thank God :-).

I ran back listening to Christian music and reflecting on the power and love of God. For some reason, I had almost no trouble running back. Which made me think about how I had no energy while listening to the ballard, but on the way back, was fueled by songs reminding me of Christ's power and holiness.

My conclusion?
Ballards = love songs about..human love
Christian Music = love songs about God

God's love > Human love
God's love fuels, empowers, motivates, completes