The Best Run of My Life

Last night I went for a run with James. We started around 8:40 at night so it was getting dark out and it was raining. Although we both may have not wanted to run before we left, during our run we both realized it was going to be the best run of our lives. I started talking to James about Harvey Cedars. I told him about how on Friday Night we went to the sand dunes and sat in the sand behind the ocean and worshipped God. I told him that it almost felt like God was everything around us. The sand between my feet felt better than ever before, the waves were powerful yet calming, and the wind was hitting me in a way that was almost like God was the wind that was hitting me. As I was explaining this to James I slowly started to realize that I was getting a similar feeling during our run. I was like wow! This run has the exact same feeling. The rain was pouring down on us, and we were splashing through the puddles and I started to feel God with me. I know he is always with me but sometimes I forget to think about that and I don't feel it. During the run, I started to feel it. As we continued running, James started to feel the same thing. We were running down this really long and straight road that has no street lamps or anything to light it at all. James just went, "This is awesome. We keep stomping in the puddles, the rain is falling down on us, steam is coming off the mountain to our right and even though it is dark out, the sky is orange to our left." The nature around us gave us both this spiritual feeling and a sense that God was all around us. I'm not sure but I think it might have been one of the first times James experienced anything like that. We kept talking and talking and talking and before you knew it, our run was over. I felt great even though that was the first time I ran since being sick. I know this was just for a run but I'm starting to realize the importance of trusting God and realizing that he is around you all the time. When you do this you feel much better about life and even a simple thing like a summer run can feel spiritual and enjoyable.