Day: February 4, 2018

All open doors are not meant for you to walk through.  Some are just meant for you to see what’s possible.  Today was the Hot Chocolate 5K/15K in Atlanta.  I’ve always wanted to participate in this run.  It’s for a good cause and they always have hot chocolate at the end!!!  Well, I was encouraged by some friends to register and participate this year since last year this time, I was going through my chemotherapy treatment.  I registered and that was that.  This past week, I began to think…I will be returning back to school after several and several weeks, can I even do a 5K walk or run, am I able to get up at the crack to even get to my girl’s house?  Yes I can and yes I will!!! I got my packet with my cool shirt, I bought all of the necessary items to keep me warm and I was ready to go.  Then I looked at the weather…cold…cold and rainy…cold and freezing rain.  Good Lord, what have I gotten myself into???

Well, if you follow my posts, I recently spoke about stretching.  God intended us to stretch, HE intended me to stretch even though the tension could be great…stretch, do things I wouldn’t do, challenge myself, take risks.  Weather report…cold, freezing rain!  Well, maybe Sunday will change and be cold, but not rainy.

I woke up early Sunday ready to stretch myself, no training, no working out, no exercising, just get up and go stretch.  I looked outside, looked at the temperature, looked at the weather channel, my hubby looked at me………maybe we can walk at the mall!  My dream of The Hot Chocolate 5K/15K would have to be deferred.  I could not risk catching the flu or pneumonia just so I could “stretch”.  Sometimes, God opens doors so we can see what is possible.  He clearly did not want we to walk through this door and undo the healing he placed upon me! I need time to prepare myself for the next 5K/15K.  The Diva run is coming in March.  maybe God intended for me to see the possibilities…..but in a couple of weeks when it is warmer!  I love my Hot Chocolate shirt though!!!

My CANcer Wisdom:  Sometimes, God opens doors for you, but that doesn’t necessarily mean he wants you have to walk through them.  Sometimes, it’s just so you can see what’s on the other side, the opportunities that await so that you can prepare yourself.  HE is preparing you for the next door of opportunity, the one you will knock down!