Oh, thank you Jesus for the sun today! It get's so old with the gray and clouds. It is so nice to look out and see the sun reflecting of the beautiful snow! I always say that I'm a lover of the seasons, but without snow, winter gets old fast. I tire quickly of the gray yuck, as I call it. So I am happy for the 9 fresh inches of snow that fell throughout yesterday.
I think it does something for my motivation as well. My workout partner and I DID end up swimming last night! We ventured out in the "blizzard", and turned around more then once. We even walked to the locker room door and turned around. We SO did not want to swim. But we did it! We knew that we would feel better if we did. And I do. Today I feel like I could run forever. Though I won't with the below freezing temps and the snow everywhere. But with the outside actually looking welcoming, it is tempting.
Isn't it nice how God plays to our senses? I've been reading about suffering and how there is true joy in suffering. This is hard to grasp for me. But I see that in Christ's death, there is pure joy, the joy of a saved people. So in our daily suffering, when united with Christ's, there is joy to be gained. Now joy is something that my body and senses, shall I say, enjoy? Yes, enjoy! So if I can wrap my mind around this nugget of offering it up to be transformed to Christ, my suffering won't be in vain and frustration, but filled with grace to make myself and offering of joy to others. And that is motivation enough for me to move forward and enjoy the day!
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