Me and My MP3

Years ago I was training for a marathon, a grueling task that was even more difficult because I was training alone. Some training runs were up to 18 miles, all on my own. When I run it's just me, the trail, and my MP3 player. Before I decided to do the marathon I told God I wanted to run for His glory. With a month of training to go, I realized something had become all too familiar to me. Even when I didn't have on headphones, I was singing in my head. I had been listening to my MP3 so often that the songs were in my mind all the time. When I focused on the words, I realized something was wrong.

I had to make sure the music I listened to was pleasing to God. I had songs on my MP3 that were great to run to, but not something I wanted others to know I was listening to. I also realized that if I were in the Word, studying and memorizing daily, it would overflow into my life, just like the music. If I spent as much time in the Bible as I did listening to music on my runs, I would be packed full of God’s truth. I could pursue the prize of glorifying God by having His Words written not only in my heart, but on my mind as well.