Week 6 COMPLETE! Fabulous job, everyone!! 🙌🏻Here we are at the end of April. Hard to believe! Time seems to be flying by. Spring days are filled full for everyone! The School year is coming to an end, events are happening, and life is getting busy!! Perhaps you’re like me and need a little renewed strength to make it to your Spring100 goal and keep up with the tasks at hand.😅 I was reminded of Isaiah 40:31 this week as I pressed out a mile before the day was over. “RENEWED STRENGTH”… What a promise! We can seek the Lord for renewed physical and spiritual strength, and He promises to give it. By His grace, we can finish the race (Spring 100 and the race of life) strong and with endurance! I pray each one of you is renewed, especially this week, as you look to the Lord and wait upon HIM! 💯👏🏼
Spring100 Weekly Meditation
Renewed Strength
Isaiah 40:31 || Week 6
“But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.”
Isaiah 40:31
This text speaks of the victory that God’s people shall have, not because of their own strength, but because of the strength He gives them. They shall not faint or grow weary because they wait upon the Lord. It is not in their own power but in His infinite grace that they rise and run.-C.H. Spurgeon
The renewal of strength spoken of here is not merely the recovering of the vigor of the body, but a spiritual renewal that comes from God’s grace. Those who wait upon the Lord are those who humbly depend on His mercy, and they shall experience His sustaining power in their hearts.- John Calvin
In the Old Testament, the psalmist celebrates waiting patiently for the Lord (Psalm 40:1), and Isaiah promises that those “who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint” (Isaiah 40:31). Waiting on God is a regular refrain in the life of faith. It is an expression of the healthy heart’s desire: “O Lord, we wait for you; your name and remembrance are the desire of our soul” (Isaiah 26:8). And it is an echo of the unparalleled power and grace of God, “who acts for those who wait for him” (Isaiah 64:4).-David Mathis
When the day is long and weary,
When the heart is tired and low,
When the burden seems too heavy,
And the road too steep to go,
I will wait upon the Lord,
For He will make me strong,
He will renew my weary heart,
And help me to carry on.
Annie Johnson Flint
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QUESTION: Where is your favorite place to grab your Spring100 Miles?? Country Roads? Paved sidewalks? at the Gym, Beach??😍🙌🏻 Or…? Answere NOW!
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“Hiking to Mt. Leconte and Charlie’s Bunion in the Great Smoky Mountains. The weather and views were amazing! ” Thomas
“Logging some miles on a beautiful hike!” Sarah M.
“Enjoyed walking with some of my family in Kentucky this weekend!” Rebecca S.
“Morgan F. crosses the finish line on a beautiful spring day!” Julue F.🙌🏻🥳 WAY TO GO! — “Out for a beautiful Sunday walk with my sister!❤️” K. Weaver
“Spring 100 is better with friends and a good way to kick off a movie night :)” Grace M.
“Trekked up the ~2,768 stairs of the Manitou Incline with a great group of friends! You gain 2,000 ft of elevation in under a mile – what a workout 😅 The view at the top is pretty amazing too – praise God for His beautiful creation in the Colorado mountains! 😄” Julie Z. — “3 generations on our Spring walk in Coeur D‘Alene, Idaho.” Nancy R.
“Sibling walk while on a trip in North Carolina.” Amanda S.
“I love walking through the orchard this time of year. God’s beauty on display 🙌” Elizabeth M. — “Enjoyed walking lots of laps with my niece and nephews this week!💛” Emma H.
“Enjoying some GORGEOUS views in Scotland this week with my family!🤩 We hiked up to a peak on the Isle of Skye and the view was amazing!” Caroline F.
“A beautiful day for a walk by the river!” Hannah Y. — “We made tape bracelets, sticky side out, and collected wildflowers on our walk!” Joanna M.
“Spring 100 is better with friends and a good way to kick off a movie night :)” Grace M.
“Enjoying an afternoon sister walk!” Emma S.– “Evening walk with my children to the base of a windmill!” Esther F.
“Enjoyed a sunny, afternoon walk with the family!!” Grace W.
“Enjoying an evening walk with our cousin.” — “It was a gorgeous evening for a walk around the lake.” Laura M.
“The Cook family and cousins found some yummy dewberries to eat on today’s walk!” Lori C.
“Hiking in North Carolina for this week of Spring 100! Grateful for a special friend who was willing to go with me!🥰” Lydia L.
“We were able to visit and walk at a Civil War Battlefield near us in Virginia!” The Schmechels
“Playing dodge-the-shadow on the walk to school this morning!” Katie C. — “Ginger is getting on in years, but she loves our walks in the evenings after work.” Linda O.
“Hiked at a wildlife preserve and found a swamp that we nicknamed The Slough of Despond! A good reminder to look for the steps the King has provided for us!” Mathews family
“My cats nearly always greet me at the end of runs/walks 🥰… got to 61.5 miles today!!” Charlotte R.– “First walk up the hills at the new house!!🤩👏🏻” Janae M.
“Recording some miles on a drizzly Sunday afternoon!” Rosalie W.
“Getting my miles in while at camp.” Mercedes — “Rain or shine, we need to get those miles in!😂” Rachelle A.
“Sibling walk as a spring storm was building 😃” Paula H.
“Exploring new places with my sisters! ❤️” Autumn L. — “Already hit 100 miles But New Brunswick is just too beautiful to not go for a walk.” Josh.LR. CANADA 🇨🇦
“Lovely walk on a gorgeous day!” Kelly M.
“Walking with my sisters at a former quarry. Brr, is the water cold!” Mary P. — “A beautiful evening for a family walk to our Beaver lake!” Daniel and Sarah D.
“Walking around the property after work and enjoying a beautiful flowering tree!” Sarah P.
“Competition with my brother in Missouri…gotta keep walking! Little brother is ahead!” Paula S Pennsylvania — “Lovely Spring walk!!😊” Rebeca K.
“I love walking through the orchard this time of year. God’s beauty on display 🙌” Elizabeth M.
“Taking a walk along the Greenway in Ontario.” Anna L. — “Found some mullein on my walk!” Anna W.
“Five families, four states, three generations, two miles, and one grand old time!” Bethany M.
“Sunday afternoon walk after church with friends + fellow Spring100ers!😊” Grace S. — “Gonna finish my 100 miles today Thursday April 24 and gonna see how many miles i can continue to get till the very end” Nathan K. 🥳🥳🥳 CONGRATULATIONS!
“Five families, four states, three generations, two miles, and one grand old time!” Bethany M.
“Taking an after church walk.” Mary S.
Such a great week visiting and walking with fellow Spring100ers in North Carolina! Fun Hikes and beautiful views were enjoyed. To all who I met this week, it was a pleasure to meet you.🙋🏼♀️🙌🏻 Looking forward to conquering week 7!! 💯
“But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord God, that I may declare all thy works.”
Psalm 73:28
Esther Friesen
My favourite place to walk if I want to get a lot of miles in is trails through the woods! Beaches are beautiful as well but, living in a beach town, I find that it’s usually windier and sand is more tiring to walk on. But if I’m just going for leisure, the beach sure is beautiful! Roadways are great for getting in fast miles, but my boys get bored a lot faster that way.
Joanna Klassen
Love walking to Lake Erie almost every day or taking some footpaths through the woods 🙂
Tami Swaim
I love to walk along our tails to trails. It’s such a great program, converting unused train tracks to walking and biking trails. I’m very thankful for that work!
Lori
We mostly walk on our road. We live in the country, so there’s often interesting things to see.
Stephanie Carroll
So far this spring my favorite place to walk has been at the beach when we went there. I enjoy outdoors, but navigating vehicles in my neighborhood can get exhausting especiallyif the children are with me. I haven’t been able to hit too many trails or tracks so far this spring.
Kathy
My favorite place to walk is with my daughter and grandchildren on their trails! But most of my walks are down the halls of my Mom’s apartment or the front sidewalk as I care for her each day. Either way, God is good and the walks are a blessing!
Katina
My favorite place to walk is the local cemetery. It has a very nice paved road for easy walking while I listen to a Timothy Keller or nursing podcast. One lap around combined with a cloverleaf leaf pattern yields 2 miles. It is bordered by trees and pasture making it private and quiet. The headstones tell so many stories and give me plenty to ponder about God and life.
Anna
I like walking on the paved Rail Trail best. It is an old railroad converted into a community walking path. It’s not too hilly, easy on the ankles and knees, and very pretty scenery.
Elisa J
Beach walks are my favorite. But so far this year, I’m just walking in my neighborhood.
Marie Lapp
We walk our back country roads. Or just round and round on our property.
Esther Stoltzfus
Mostly getting miles on our quiet country road, with lots of interesting scenery along the way which makes the walls feel short 🙂 or at the park trails just down the road a few minutes.
Esther Stoltzfus
I mean walks not walls 🤣
John Silvey
Down our dirt roads is my favorite place to walk, and most convenient! 😁
Amanda S.
My favorite place to walk Spring100 miles are the country roads around our house. They are so pretty and peaceful. 😊
Rachel
I love walking the backroads☺️ it’s so peaceful
Anna Myer
I love walking a mile and a half to the park and back! I usually do that once a day, and if I need to get more miles in I’ll walk in our woods across the street. 🙂
A. B.
On country roads! Thank you for the thoughts on renewing strength! That is just what I need right now.
Beth
Looks like there were a lot of fun walking groups this week! 😊
I get most of my miles on our nice country roads in the area. My favorite place to walk is hiking at a state park nearby, but I can’t do that as much with the poison ivy now …
Vicki L Newby
Beautiful landscapes and people! Your posts encourage me to continue on. Thanks!
Anonymous
I love walking in the country on gravel roads!
Jordynne Heppner
Our local walking park definitely would be high on my list. It’s gorgeous.