almighty grace

"It takes Almighty grace to take the next step when there is no vision and no spectator - the next step in devotion, the next step in your study, in your reading, in your kitchen; the next step in your duty, when there is no vision from God, no enthusiasm and no spectator. It takes far more of the grace of God, far more conscious drawing upon God to take that step, than it does to preach the Gospel."
Oswald Chambers

I thought preaching the Gospel was hard. It takes a lot for me to get out of myself and actually share with someone, in most cases. I was talking to God this morning, more rambling really, about how hard it's been to get back into running and working out and everything. There's always a big lag in the winter, even if we have a treadmill, there are quite a few other things to take the place of a daily workout. And now it's March, and I was hoping to be able to run outside soon, but that might be delayed. We'll be in Perú next week where it will be much warmer, and I'll have runners all around me that will serve as positive peer pressure, but then what? I'd like to run a 1/2 marathon in May, or at the very least the 10 mile race again in October. But there's SO MUCH running that I'd have to do on my own...even with a vision I have trouble pushing through and going forward.

I read this quote this morning before coming into work. I guess it was just comforting that these difficulties are recognized, and it's not just me. I know part of it is I'm kinda lazy and I get distracted easily. However true that is, God's grace is available, and even more necessary, in those times.