
Dear Friends,
I experienced a roller-coaster of events this morning. From snoozing my alarm to meeting a guardian angel in a man’s body and finally running to work yo! It was too much.
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Okay, let me bring you all up to speed. My alarm is set to ring at 4:40a.m from Monday to Friday. I wake up, make a thanksgiving prayer for a night well spent, and surrender my entire day to God and cover my going out and coming in with the blood of Jesus. I then wash my face, brush my teeth, dress up and leave for work.
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I know you already wondering why don’t I take a bath before leaving for work and I am a lady…lol…, I don’t take a bath because my morning routine involve leaving the house at 5a.m dressed in my workout gear, walk for a distance of 15k.m. to the city center where I work. I arrive at the office at 7a.m go the gym which is in the same building because it is a benefit from my employer.
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At the gym I find other staff members who had arrived earlier some on the treadmill warming up, some weightlifting and some in the class which goes on till 7:30 a.m. We have different classes at the gym each day overseen by different instructors. So, I usually enjoy the class for 30mins then take a divine hot bath before reporting to my desk at 8:20a.m.
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I have gotten used to this routine because it positively affects my mood and energy the entire day to an extent that I feel it has become my addiction.
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Fast forward to what happened this morning. I snoozed my alarm accidentally and ended up waking up at 6.a.m. I was confused, disappointed and everything awful. One hour was limited for me to still go through my usual routine but the addiction in me did not want to drive to work, I still wanted to cover my usual distance, enjoy the class, and arrive at work high on endorphins which gives me maximum satisfaction. If you have ever been addicted to something you will understand me. If you are lucky to have not been an addict just enjoy the story.
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So I brushed and washed my face, dressed up and jumped out of the house. My decision was, I was going to pay a guy with a motorbike for the first 5km-the stretch between my house and the main highway and then walk the rest of the 10k.m on the highway. This is because by 6a.m there’s already traffic on that stretch caused by so many morning runners who live around my neighborhood.
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While at the gate, I met a guy getting on a motorcycle and ask him to drop me at the highway which he accepted. All this time I thought he was a motorcycle guy who is at work. Shock on me when he stopped the motorcycle to drop me at the highway, I handed him the payment and he turned it down claiming, the motorcycle belongs to him, and he was just riding to work too turns out he wasn’t doing business. That was literally Angel Gabriel in a human body because currently petrol is expensive no one would dare offer free lifts?
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Anyhoo, I thanked him and as he rode on to the opposite direction on the highway, I checked my watch, and it was now 6:10a.m. I decided I was going to run continuously for the rest of the 10k.m.
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So I connected my headphones Bluetooth to my phone, put on my favorite playlist and hit the road…that was fun. I felt as though I was acting in an action movie, and I was Batman…And voila!! I arrived at the office gate at 6:55a.m. which was 5mins earlier than my normal arrival time.
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My favorite song on the playlist is this song by Hill song titled Running: https://youtu.be/3SnnB4slbxM and the one scriptures that was constantly on my mind while on that move was;
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Isaiah 41:31
…but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they WILL RUN AND NOT GROW WEARY; they will walk and not be faint.
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I was also reminded of the story of Lazarus whom Jesus arrived at His home four days late after he was buried but the Bible records that even four days later Jesus was still on time to raise His friend Lazarus from the dead.
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I delight in the fact that though I woke up one hour late, God still choreographed my program to happen as per usual and I arrived even 5mins earlier than my usual arrival time.
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God bless the heart of the stranger who gave me a free ride on his own motorcycle for the 5km though I may not know Him God knows him. May He meet Him at his point of need because he showed me the unconditional love of Christ the first thing in the morning.
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…. And God bless you all for reading my blog.
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Cheers
The Godly Princess.
