Slow – slower – extremely slow – slow motion.
\nMy pace to get to where I need to be is sooo slooow.
\nTrying to speed up seem to have the opposite effect.
\nIt is beyond comprehension and so frustrating, Lord.
\nIs this another one of your upside-down-kingdom lessons?<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
I thought I was keeping good time at the start of the race.
\nWeather conditions were favourable; sunny skies and wind at a standstill.
\nOne last deep breath and my focus directed towards the finish line.
\nAt the sound of the starter\u2019s pistol, I shot out of the starting blocks like a bullet.
\nI kept up with the other runners for a while, but noticed quite quickly
\nthat my fuel gauge was heading for the dreaded \u201cEmpty\u201d.
\nMy mind was racing as I tried to simultaneously coax my legs
\nto go faster, whilst bargaining with my heart to slow down
\nbefore it literally jumped out of my chest.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
I looked to my left and to my right to analyse my progress,
\nthinking that the finishing line was a few meters up ahead and
\nI would be rewarded with, at least, the bronze medal for third place.
\nThe harsh truth poked me in the eye as reality kicked in.
\nThere was no one to my left or right and no one behind me.
\nThe real race was taking place up ahead – without me.
\nI tried to keep up, but I was lagging a long way behind.
\nOne by one the others had overtaken me.
\nSo here I was at the back of the pack.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Lord, my strength is fading and I am so very tired.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
\u201cGO SLOW, GO SLOW\u201d<\/em> was what I heard. Slow – slower – extremely slow – slow motion. My pace to get to where I need to be is sooo slooow. Trying to speed up seem to have the opposite effect. It is beyond comprehension and so frustrating, Lord. Is this another one of your upside-down-kingdom lessons? I thought I was keeping good […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2686,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2685","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/oikos-church.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2685","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/oikos-church.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/oikos-church.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oikos-church.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oikos-church.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2685"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/oikos-church.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2685\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2688,"href":"https:\/\/oikos-church.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2685\/revisions\/2688"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oikos-church.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2686"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/oikos-church.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2685"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oikos-church.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2685"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oikos-church.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nHow will I finish the race in good time if I go slow, Lord?
\n\u201cIt is not about speed or striving for the best time.<\/em>
\nJust keep going, no matter how slow.<\/em>
\nIf slow is your tempo, then go slow.<\/em>
\nDon\u2019t look at the speed of the other racers.<\/em>
\nGo at your pace! Stay in your lane! Run your race!<\/em>
\nI am here with you, keep going and don\u2019t give up.<\/em>
\nPersevere and we will finish the race together.<\/em>
\nJust follow my lead. If you need to speed up,<\/em>
\nI will be the wind at your back.<\/em>
\nLife is not a one-hundred-meter-dash.<\/em>
\nIt is like a marathonRun slow and steady at your pace.<\/em>
\nDon\u2019t worry about your position in the race.<\/em>
\nDifferent rules govern this race!<\/em>
\nFocus on me and listen to my instructions.<\/em>
\nYou will get to where you need to be, when you need to be there.<\/em>
\nRight on time!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"