I do a lot of thinking in the brief moments of silence I get (as brief as it gets with three lil ones). The other day I was watching "Running the Sahara". It is a documentary about three men who run from the West Coast of Africa through the Sahara and finish on the East Coast near Cairo, Egypt. While watching this documentary there was one thing that really touched me. As they ran through a section of the barren Sahara there was a lil boy sitting alone and isolated. One of the natives travelling along spoke to him. He said his parents were on a two day journey to get water. He sat there day and night waiting. Despite fear of being alone in the desert, the little boy had faith. Faith that his parents would return. Faith that they would provide for him and not leave him.. That night the men gave him a little flashlight. He repeatedly turned it on and off as he had never seen anything like it. He was amazed. This really touched me. I thought to myself this: Have we become so numb and spoiled in this country that we can't see the little things for all the noise and distractions in our lives and have we forgotten that God is there for us and will always provide for us? No matter the silence, darkness, or solitude, I want the faith and awe of that child. I want God to take me back to that place where the little things are so amazing again. Amazing in a way this little boy experienced. I also want to thirst more for God. Much like the parents who walked across the desert for two days for water, I want to seek intimacy with God. In this season of short days and long, cold nights I want to seek simplicity. As I dig down and train for this next marathon I want to use that time to focus on Him. Much like the musician who plays an instrument or sings for God, I run. When I run I feel even more connected to Him. We all have to re-evaluate at times and this is that season for me. Time to focus on the little things. Time to get focused even more on the wonderful wife and kids I have been blessed with. Time to have a bigger hunger for intimacy with God and reaching the lost.
