Fuel for the run

So yesterday my friend and I decided to run before we had to pick up our sons from preschool. She came over to my house and we were going to trade off running while the other one watched our two youngest kiddos. Great plan, right? Well, Tara ran first and I got my running gear on. She got back and I took off. I was so looking forward to running because I had missed Wednesday night with working at school all day and church that evening. I got about 2/3 of the way through my run and I literally could not keep going. I knew I had run much further than that Saturday and Monday, so I started thinking - "what is wrong with me?". Then it hit me - I did not eat breakfast. I was so busy doing stuff around the house that I forgot. HELLO!!! You can't run without energy. I came back home and gobbled up some mini muffins and drank about a liter of water and suddenly felt so much better. I started thinking about this and how it can relate to other areas of my life. If I offer myself up as a servant of God, but have no "food" to fuel my energy, I will falter fast. I have to fill up on his Word to get my sustenance and refuel. My words and actions will simply be empty if not fueled by HIS words and actions. My steps will seem insignificant if not following in HIS footsteps.
I am so thankful that God takes the time to teach me - even in ways that may seem small and simple to many. It shows me that he loves me, yes even little ol' me, so much that he orchestrates moments to teach me. Through very ordinary circumstances, he can produce extraordinary results! I just have to be attentive and open to his guidance.