thru my SONglasses

I enjoy running. Well, I like to entertain the idea that I enjoy running. Consistency is key; and consistency is my biggest weakness. SO, when I do run, it's often times after a long period of--not running.

Anyone who is a runner, or who has tried, like myself, to become a runner knows that if you slack off for a few days (or maybe weeks, ha) you lose whatever endurance you had built up. And it is for that very reason that I always wear sunglasses while I'm running. When I say sunglasses, I mean my all-time favorite...trooper shades. Yes, these shades are oober cool and never go out of style (no matter what anyone else argues); but, I wear them more so to 1) try and disguise myself and 2) mask the agony and pain that is written all over my face!!!

The best part about my troopers, though, is that they were the very inspiration of this blog. See, I was on the home stretch of a run not too long ago, making my way back through my neighborhood to my house, when I had a revelation of sorts. I was thanking God that I only had about a 1/2 mile left to run. As I looked up in the sky (of course, because that's where God lives, right?), I noticed how it was an unbelievably, vibrant shade of blue! I was so taken aback by it, and I thought, "No way!" So I pulled my shades down to take a naked glance, and as I had suspected, my sunglasses had intensified all the colors around me. Quickly, I felt the Lord speak something to my spirit, so clear. It was like He said, "Alysha, that's how all of life is if you were to only look at everything through My Perspective." Wow! What a reminder that was! When I live my life ever-mindful of the God I serve and the truth of His Word, my perspective changes--it becomes clearer, brighter, more vibrant. Life takes on a new meaning, and the ordinary becomes extraordinary.

In that moment, "thru my Songlasses" was birthed. A simple diary of what the Lord teaches, reminds, and counsels me when I choose to view my life thru the lenses of Christ...my Songlasses.