Southern in the City: Nope, Not Yet!

You're not done yet.....

Recently I've had to hear this sentence much more than I've wanted to. Have you ever seen what you thought was the finish line to then realize it isn't the finish line? Have you ever had to dig deep to push to the actual finish line? Running has been teaching me some life lessons, I guess.

While I thought I was so close to finishing a few major parts of my life and starting new chapters, I painfully have had to embrace the fact that I've not finished some things. None of these things are easy for me to face personally yet alone share on my blog but I share in hopes it encourages you when you feel you've labored or endured and then realize your journey is longer than anticipated and the laboring isn't over just yet.

I'm training for a half marathon that is at the end of July. I went for a long run and when I got home and mapped out my run, I was 1.3 miles shorter than I thought which means I was also slower than I thought. BOO! You're not done yet!
My doctor just told me last week it would be beneficial for me to push through and lose a little more weight because diabetes runs so strongly in my family. She was sweet to point out it wasn't a suggestion for my vanity but my overall health :).
Coincidentally I read an article the very next day that said basically the same thing to me. In fact, the article listed factors that describe me to a tee. I have several risk factors for pre-diabetes that losing 5-10% more weight could reduce my risk by 58%. It is great that I can do something about it now but so frustrating after the incredibly long journey of weight loss I've been on the last few years. I mean come on, I've lost nearly 60 pounds and can run 11 miles. Amy, you're not done yet. Ouch. So frustrating!
While I love my life in New York and all that God has called me to here and at Redeemer specifically, I had no idea I'd be in New York this long. I've been here over three years and I continue to hear the Lord say, "Amy, you're not done yet." Sometimes I'm thrilled to know I still get NY and some days it makes me cry.
The hardest for me to embrace is facing life without a partner, my husband. I thought I'd be getting married this year to the love of my life. Yet, God once again has said to me about singleness, "Amy, you're not done yet."