Walking with God continues Aug. 25-28

Aug 25, 2012  / It was rather warm today 87 degrees but oh well thats the way it goes on the trail.
Distance 4 miles
Total 24.8 / 1/4 of the way to 100 miles, who would have thought
Goal for Now 100

Oh, I get it that this isn’t near as hard as the real backpacking of a AT rail. But it’s more than sitting in my chair wishing I would do something to help my health. It is very satisfying to have set a huge dreams and then reasonable goals at the beginning and to see your first goal might be possible. You can say I am at 25 miles and if God is willing I can really get to my 1^st 100 miles. Who would have thought when I walked by that treadmill a week and a half ago I could and would walk 25 miles it would seem a little hard and 100 miles impossible. But one bit at a time. I was realizing as I walked my first walk in Arbuckle Acres today that even thought I would not be doing a 15 or 20 mile hike as those of the AT trail I see, that if I keep on keeping on I will also get to see the change in season and nature going through its yearly cycle. Does God care if I walk 100 miles, 200 or 300, I think not but he does care if I walk it in fellowship with him. How could you not enjoy the beauty of his creation and let the worries of the world slide from view and enter into the wonder of God’s creation.

Even with the drought the woods are beautiful and lush. Saw some Yellow flowers that I must find the names of. They seem to only be found where the woods opens just enough to allow light for them to grow. Thank you Lord, for such beauty.

Now to the pretend part of this adventure If I would really be walking the trail I would be about 3 miles short of a place called Woods Hole Shelter Side Trail, GA. Tomorrow is Sunday and I have chosen it to be a day of rest but on Monday I will see if I can find some pictures of it. Can you believe 53 more miles and I would have hiked out of the state of Georgia.

This picture looks rather gloomy which happens a lot in the Mt. and as you will read tomorrow this was how I felt as well.

I have taken Sunday Aug 26 as a day of Rest. But man I was almost in a depressed state. Feeling as though no one cares about what I think. Can you believe it; here I am having this huge pity party. Well Tue, I just felt heavy hearted and just sat around no walk for me. How much does it matter if you feel no one cares what you think or what you know or what say is of no value to anyone. I’m here to tell you it does.  Then I realized that this is me fighting with Satan and wanting this walk to be a walk of praise. But when I have walked I made all these plans when I get 100 miles, 500 miles, and on and on. Then Sunday I expected to have lost a little weight and was so upset I didn’t. So here I was, saying I will use this as a time to praise God but I expected a reward for it. To lose just a little for my effort was not a lot to ask. How selfish of me and this will end.

But today was different, listening to praise music I was just pray and asking for forgiveness for my selfishness. Also to forgive me for wanting myself centeredness to reign, also to suppress the truth of God with my unrighteous acts. So today was a wonderful walk.