Be Still And Run by Alli Anne

I've been in a season of waiting for 12 years now. Waiting for God to work in an area that seems He is being completely silent on. Can you relate? Today I share what others have encouraged me to do in my season of waiting and hope that you too will be encouraged to look at your waiting season from a different perspective and find a joy filled peace as you draw closer to God in the process.

Christianity isn't about a religion. It's about a relationship that has been reconciled to God, through Jesus. Our primary motive for obeying the commands of Christ should be out of love, not duty, for God looks at the heart.

Most Important Note to take Away: Relationships are built on communication. Relationships are two-sided. You can not have an intimate relationship without both partys participating.

During my last trail race I tripped and fell more times than I can count. This was very abnormal for me. I'm usually very surefooted on the trails. So during recovery I tested my fitness in hopes that I could figure out the culprit. I wasn't surprised to figure out what the problem was and it made sense that this same reason was the root issue behind my spiritual success as well.

My life recently has sent me through yet another storm, but this time it's different. Previously I would have been devistated. This time it's nothing but peace.

Why? Because God has changed me over the last few years, especially over the last few months. He has strengthened my core in amazing ways.

Your Key to Success: Nailing Down the Basics Part Nine - Your Core

Starting in February 2022, I used 6 prayer "topics" that have completely changed the way I pray, thus changed my relationship with God in a profound way. I truly believe today's episode might be my favorite one so far because the topic has drawn me so close to Christ!

Jesus came to give abundant life, but worry can suck that life right out of you very quickly. Today I share what I do to stop this for my own life. Though I don't always do this, the times I do is wonderful and so freeing!

Giving thanks doesn’t benefit God, it benefits us. God doesn't change, we do. Thanksgiving changes us! Listen to learn how...

3 Tips on How to Breathe Properly

Your Key to Success: Nailing the Basics Part 7

Never let your lack of breath affect your effictevness as a Christian...

If I decided to go into a profession it would most definitely be Physical Therepy. My favorite aspect of it is active recovery. It has done wonders in my life, causing me to grow closer to Christ and become stronger than before the injury or trial. Today I share a testimony of how I used active recovery in both my physical and spiritual life.

Foam rolling is commonly talked about among runners for a good reason. Just as this is important for physical running, spiritual foam rolling is just as needful. It can save you a lot of time and pain in the future if done right.

How does your schedule prove what your priorities are? Listen to this weeks episode to hear how!

One of the best things you can do during times of recovery is to take care of your soul. I share 12 things that help me in hopes that perhaps they will help you as well.

Your Key to Success: Nailing Down the Basics Part Seven

These three tips can be helpful for anyone who has dealt with any type of circumstance that has fatigued or tired them out, no matter how simple or complex the situation.

Seeing life from God's perspective is super important. I would say life-changing, but that seems to be cliche nowadays. Nevertheless, I have discovered a peace and joy in hard circumstances that I have never experienced before by taking three steps in order to see my life the way God does.

Why does the bible say that Christianity is easy, simple, and a light burden? What is the balance between rules, legalism, liberalism, religion, and relationship? Where is the joy, peace, and contenment that a Christian is supposed to pocess?

Using my last 10k recap, today I dive into how "You are what you eat," isn't just a metaphor but a way of life. Our thoughts control who we are...

Part One: You are What You Eat - Understanding your thoughts...

My recent trail 10k taught me a lot about how important it is to realize we are what we think. In this episode I share my race recap. In the next episode, I'll share how important it is to know what we are ingesting, because each thought is like a seed. Seeds produce fruit like it's kind. We really are what we eat.

There are so many promises throughout scripture that we seem to skim over thinking that it would be so cool if we could have that. But we figure that is not for us. Oh my friend, know right now that satan has deceived you big time...

As runners, our success depends on our diet. I have seen this first hand and heard of it’s importance over the years.  Not only does it determine our success, it determines our health, joy, persistence, and life as an individual.

One of the scariest but most rewarding things God has led me to do is anything out of my comfort zone! My life has been an adventure for over the last couple years and just recently God has been stretching me in uncomfortable positions. But the growth has been amazing and my relationship with God grows everyday. When God says go, what should we do??

There is only one way you can learn to hear the voice of God...

Today, I will be sharing a topic that God has been working on in my own life stronger than ever and it has been a blast!  I won’t lie though, it has been scary and it has hurt a lot. When trials come, we only have two options as a Christian...

Ever heard of spiritual muscles? Check out todays episode on as I share what spiritual muscles are and why it so important to understand them in order to be a stronger Christian...

Consistency is what allows trials and faith workouts to grow you into someone stronger and totally new! 

Consistency isn’t about doing it perfect.  It’s about falling and getting back up again.  It’s about not giving up, and if you do, that’s okay.  Come back to it and start running again. 

Consistency is about choosing how you want to live your life and where you want to be in the future, realizing all your choices will add up and create what happens and who you will become.

Your thoughts determine your heart. Your heart determines your life. Thus what you label yourself as, is who you will become.  Why is it important to be careful what you think?

Testimonies can be one of the greatest tools to combat fear and distrust, because it reminds us of what God has done in the past. Journaling can help us see His work in our own lives and whatever we record from others’.

Revelation 12:11

Human Relationships can be great, but are never able to fulfill the deepest longings in our heart.  Only God can do that!

Have you ever noticed when God created the earth how He stated that it was evening, morning and the next day?

Evenings are not the end of the day. They are the transition periods between two individual days.

The difference between living for God rather than with Him is huge.

Living for God is a servant mindset alone.

Living with God is focused on a relationship.

There is such thing as a perfect morning routine for you in the season you are in. 

Before I go out for a run, I always have on my mind, “What should I do for a warm up today?”  It entirely depends on how my body feels as to what I may need to do. 

This reminded me a lot of my devotional time for the last few years. I don’t have a set way I spend my time with God in the morning. It all depends on what I need that morning and where the Lord leads me.

You know how we use the phase, “I think I got up on the wrong side of the bed.”? This is sometimes set by what we thought about as we went to bed or could possibly be a dream you had or an attack from the enemy, but it could also just simply be that your blood sugar is low and you need to eat.

Whatever the case is, you have the power through Christ to turn that around and set out on the right foot. You have the power through the Word of God to change your mood so that you can take charge of the day and set out on the right foot, or in this case, the right side of the bed!

Every time we go out for a run, we know we need to prioritize our warm up. It’s what gets our muscles ready for the work ahead so we are at a lesser risk of injury. What makes us think that running the Christian life is any different? The way you start your day carries over into the following hours, just as the way you start your run greatly determines how well your workout goes.

I used to say this all the time when I first started running.  “I don’t have time.”

However I started to have a mindset shift when I visited a widow one afternoon. She had a friend over and he said something I’ll never forget.

“You make time for what’s important to you.”

Join me in this week’s episode to learn what God taught me to do instead of saying “I Don’t Have Time.”

Ya’ll, this may be one of my most favorite testimonies that God has done in my life! I received a blessing from a complete stranger and God was the only one who could have orchestrated it because it touched me in a special way!

What do you think is the biggest waste of a Christian’s time? My first thought for the 21st century was Social Media. But God opened my eyes to realize that this is actually not the case. The Biggest Waste of Time for a Christians Life is actually ...

God gives us many blessings and gifts as we follow Him. Much of the time, it is different between each person because none of us are created the same. But there is one resource He gives us that is in the same quantity and measure as everyone else. Time. God gave each one of us 1,440 minutes in a single day. 525, 600 minutes in a year. What are we doing with it?

Join me in this week’s episode as I share how God has taught me to redeem the time starting with a simple realization.

This week I talk about one of the biggest things that a human struggles with, some stories from my personal life, and what has helped me to overcome this dangerous characteristic. I have seen some good people fall in their Christianity because of this sin. I believe that most, if not all sins, can be traced back to this issue in some way.

Tip #1: Why are you getting injured? Figure out the root issue

·There are multiple reasons you can get injured and it is entirely up to you to experiment to see what the problem is.

Tip #2: Strengthen your Core, where all the injuries stem 

We are only as strong as our Core. The stronger our core is, the easier and quicker it is to heal from an injury. AND to avoid injuries.

Tip #3: Get Rid of your ego

·If you haven’t seen a pattern yet in this series of the Three Frustrations of a Runner and How to Deal with Them, then you need to realize it now. Pride is a common characteristic among runners and constantly causes problems. Next week I’ll be talking more about this so keep your eyes peeled.

“For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.” 1 Tim 4:8

Hebrews 12:1-2 is a popular passage for runners, but have your ever read verse 3? It has something huge to say for runners as well! Join me in this months motivation as I share what God has taught me about this special verse.

I used to stress out about having the onset of an injury because that meant less training and it threatened to pause my running.

But, I also used to stress out about not having the onset of an injury, because I was wondering if I wasn’t pushing hard enough.

I was so totally confused.

Yet overtime God showed me that having injuries can actually be a blessing. Join me in today’s episode to hear how!

Motivation, as I’ve said before, is fleeting, just like our feelings. It comes and goes in the moment. Motivation could actually be easily classified as a feeling. It’s a good feeling that makes us want to get something done. Though there are many reasons why you may be lacking motivation, here are the top three that seem to be pretty common. 

• Problem #1: Your Ego - Proverbs 16:18 
• Problem #2: You Don’t have a Good Reason Why You Want to Run - Habakkuk 2:2 
• Problem #3: You Keep Getting Injured - Romans 5:3-5 

I love you and pray you have a blessed week as you seek our Lord! 

“Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek Him with the whole heart.”-Psalm 119:2 

Do you lack motivation? Do you know where motivation comes from? Do you know how to retrieve motivation? Then this months Mid-Month Motivation is for you! 

The Simplicity of Christianity; Running in the Will of God is finally in the making!  Please keep this project in your prayers.  I am stoked to get that out to you!

After seeing a common pattern among not just runners, but people in general, I noticed a pattern in what caused the most frustration in their life. Do you think you have them too? Listen in to this months episode to find out!

Our thoughts control everything about our life. The way you are living now is because of what you've thought about in the past and also what you are thinking about now. So if you want to change your future, you must first learn to control your thoughts.  But there is a more simple approach to do this than what we've been taught and it is a lot more enjoyable.  In this episode I talk about what I've learned about our thoughts through the thistle plant and how to more effictively and easily (not quickly; nothing good is quick) remove the negative, untrue thoughts from your mind and completly transform your life, bringing joy and freedom that nothing else will.  

Most runners at some point will run out of motivation to run. Does that sound like you recently?  Has your motivation to run gone dry?  I wanted to give you some encouragment in this area so I asked different runners what they do when they are feeling unmotivated and compiled them in this episdoe.  What I love about these is that they can also be treaked for your personal and spiritual life as well!

I pray you received some encouragement from this month's episode! If you ever have any questions or suggestions, or simply just need someone to talk to, feel free to reach out. We love you and pray you have a blessed week!

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