Run With Christ

More than 21 days ago I posted on Instagram that I will take a break from IG.   People told me how I would lose followers, miss out on life (other people’s lives), fall behind… all sorts of things but no one could have told me this…  ....that I would have to say goodbye to one of my most favourite people in this world, the wisest person I know, my mentor and someone that modeled a relationship with Christ… On 2 September 2019 my grandfather, my “Oupa Tjommie”   (which directly translates to Grandfather Friend) went home. We called him that because he was always a friend to us. I loved him so much. I always went to him for advice, for prayer, for a “press” (that’s what he called a hug). My grandfather was my role model and because of him, I pursued Jesus… I still do. I was always excited to tell him if I had a new revelation about Jesus and His word. No one could have told me that even though my grandfather would pass, that I will gain a peace that is so deep, t...

I give one step, I give another, one after the other and that is how we move forward but I've learned that in life, I can't do it on my own. I need strength, power, energy, motivation, comfort, discipline, accountability... I need an energy source... I need JESUS. I wanted to say that I'm just another girl that likes to run... But I'm not. You're not. I am uniquely created to fulfill  a purpose, to run with endurance the race set out before me... And so are you. This is what this blog post is about. I got the idea to write this blog while running my first 15.5km. I wanted to document my thoughts. I didn't have a notebook with me, I didn't feel like sharing it on Instagram... I just kind of wanted a place to share my thoughts for no one in particular and so the idea of this blog post popped up... A space online to share my thoughts that can be longer than an Instagram post. This is a space for me to share my thoughts about Christian Life and Running...

I haven't posted since May 2014 but I felt that I needed to share this. It has been a tough week for me and my family. But we are all keeping our heads high because we serve an awesome God. Here is the story: On 19 November 2015, my Grandfather had a heart attack in the early morning hours. He was taken to the hospital where they treated him and later transferred him to the Medi-Clinic Heart Hospital in Pretoria where they performed an angiogram to determine what is going on with my grandfather’s heart. The result was this: The double coronary artery bypass graft the Doctors performed in February 2015, have disappeared. The doctors cannot explain this at all because “there is no way it can just disappear, also, one of his other arteries started flowing again...” HALLELUJAH! PRAISE THE LORD for the miracle of healing! I firmly believe it is the hand of God because He has a different plan. I visited him that same evening and prayed for healing in his body and for t...