Time Waits For No Man

I have to say one of the hardest things about training for the bike race, or simply working out in general, is finding the time to do it.  I told myself I would get up this morning and get in a quick 45 minutes or so on the bike before having to go to work.  Feasible, but unrealistic.  That means I am up and on the bike at 4:45 AM.  It sounds wonderful until the alarm goes off and I have to consider getting out of bed and hopping on the bike.  The sad part is I spend the next 45 minutes debating with myself whether I should work out or not and I miss my window.  Working out in the evenings has been nice, but that is usually my time to hang with the better half.  It is never easy, whether it is sleep or time doing something else more meaningful, it seems there must always be a trade off to finding the time to work out.

I guess this could be true regarding prayer.  I know that I don't make time the way I should to really pray and to commune with God.  Sure, I pray with the kiddos before bed, before my meals, and try to work in a prayer before I drift off to sleep.  But I think I pray like I work out.  I try to fit it in.  I don't make it a specific part of my day and I don't carry on the continuous conversation with God throughout the day that He wants me to.  You know it is funny.  I called a friend today at work so that he could provide me with some information I needed to help another friend out.  I had not talked to the fellow I called for at least 3 months, and when he answered, I went straight into the business at hand.  He told me that I can't call out of the blue and not catch up before getting down to business.  He was right.  To me, I saw us as being friends and that he wouldn't mind a quick call for information, but I didn't see the whole picture.  We had lost touch for a while and being his friend, my first concern should have been to reconnect with him.  It was a good lesson.  I think that is what God would like us to do when we pray...make time to reconnect with Him.

So, I didn't get any workouts in today.  I am hoping to get at least one good road ride in this weekend.  Hopefully it works out.