2John1:6 says And this is love; that we walk in obedience to his commands. As you have heard from the beginning, his command is that you walk in love.
I often think about the time when Jesus lived. Everyone walked. It was the mode of transportation. Walking. Walking far. Scripture talks of walking in faith, walking in obedience, walking in truth, and walking in love. I'm thinking walking was real big back then. I'm not quite sure why I've been so compelled to walk for a cause as breast cancer but I've definitely been called.
To walk in a 3-day walk not only are you committed to walking 3 days (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday), 20 miles each day, and sleeping in tents, using portajohns, and showering in semi-trucks.... but you must commit to raising $2,200 for the cause....And they enforce this by having you give them your Visa # so if you fail to raise that money they charge it to your card! You MUST train vigorously for this walk as walking 60 miles is alot of miles. I should know...I've done 3 of them....
I said I'd never do it again. And then the day after my third walk I met Lisa. Walking at my sons football field with her hair growing in from chemo. You all know what an amazing, inspiring woman that she is from all I have said. I told her that day I said I'd never do this again, but after meeting her that day I said "Well, I guess I'm walking again!" And so I walk. Walking is good. One would be amazed at how far the body can walk. 60 miles! That's alot....I wonder how far Jesus walked. I bet no place was too far to save someone. To tell them the news. To heal. To turn water to wine. To clothe. I guess that's how I feel. 60 miles is alot. But not to far to stop cancer from taking one more mother away from her children, or one more wife from her husband, or one more daughter from her mother.
Walking is good. Walking gives you time to think. Time to pray. Time to appreciate. Appreciate our bodies for all they are capable of. For all of the beauty in God's creation. Time to reflect. Even if you walk with someone, when you walk 10-15 even 20 miles, most of us don't want to talk all of that time.....you need to crawl inside of yourself and reflect. God shows us things.... Sometimes good things, things to appreciate, be grateful for, but sometimes things to change. Things he is not so pleased with.
I never thought I'd be excited about walking 60 miles since my first 3-day but I am truly excited for all that the Lord has to show me. I will think of Him every step I take and every mile that I walk. I truly cannot imagine how I would have gotten through some of the toughest times of my life if He was not walking beside me.....Won't you ask Him to walk with you?
