Injuries and their positive effect on me

Working out use to be my number one priority and I believed in God, read the Bible occasionally, and went to church occasionally but I would work out no matter how sick or tired I was I never missed a work out. I remember at times when I was younger what other people thought of me, all of my failures, all of my shortcomings, basically all the things I did not have or did not achieve pushed me in my workout, in life. I can remember one run in specific, not the day but the run itself, where I was running hard. I began dry heaving earlier in this run than usual from what I can recall but the part of this run that stands out the most is I remember for motivation to keep on pushing I was visualizing myself running from all the bad things in life, and it was a pretty intense run and I was able to push myself pretty hard but for the core of my motivation back then and I admit at times I slip in it now every now and then. I focused so much on what I did not have and I did not achieve, that I did not focus on what I did have and what I could have achieved at that time and it was just a downward spiral into alcohol abuse, depression, ungratefulness and eventually injuries followed at the peak of my physical fitness. I pushed in every aspect of life for good intentions but for the wrong reasons. Working out and the vanity of it motivated me to push and push but not anymore! Well then what does? God took what mattered, at the time, the most from me and showed me through the pulled hamstrings and still ailing groin, back, and right shoulder that working out is a part of life, it is not life. It did not die for my sins. Jesus DID! God`s one and only son! So we may have a chance at eternal life! It has taken time for me to decide to change my reasons for my intentions and change some intentions and turn them toward the right direction and I know I am still turning but I just hope and pray through it all that one day I will be able to workout all out again so maybe I will be able to achieve one intention that still has remained the same the whole time and that is to be a Christian Firefighter but not now for the vanity like once it was also for the workout but so hopefully one day I may impact someones life and help them from whatever fire they face in life or literally and maybe help someone whom does not know the Lord as their Savior to give them a second chance to know Him as their Savior or maybe if they already do know the Lord as their Savior then maybe they still can live another day to save another soul and I want this to be my intentions through and through, not just sometimes but all the time. I know eventually I will be able to do this when I am ready, through God and because of God and as for working out I am in the midst of trying to recover from those three still ailing injuries and doing some light workouts but no longer when I run do I want my purpose to be to run from the bad things but to run to God to His word and like I read earlier in someone else`s testimony or topic is that God says our body is a temple and push myself because of that and push myself for our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ who pushed himself and sacrificed far more than I could ever imagine and make my faith, my religion, Our God my number one priority in those and every aspect of life and never stop pushing, never stop trying.

I know where I am going when its my time and I want to you to be there too! If you do not know the Lord as your Savior and have not opened your heart and accepted Him into your life. Will you join us in pushing and trying to live for God? And fight the good fight? If so just call or go to any local church and ask to speak to a preacher and let them know you want to accept and know the Lord as your Savior and if you need any help let me know what I can do to be of assistance and I will give my best to do what I can.