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Running Free Again
Two Wild Childs
Wild Hearts
“But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.”
—Isaiah 40:31 (NIV)
Haven Hearts – Running Free Bible Study
How to Use This Series
This series is offered in two ways, depending on how you’re led to engage.
If you’re seeking a quiet moment of reflection, inspiration, and heart-centered encouragement, the Devotionals are designed to be read slowly and prayerfully, allowing space for imagination, rest, and renewal.
If you’re longing to go deeper into Scripture, reflection, and spiritual formation, the Bible Studies offer a more in-depth experience, guiding you through the same themes with additional teaching, Scripture, and intentional reflection.
Both paths are meaningful.
Both are unhurried.
Choose the one that best meets you where you are today.
Begin with a Devotional
or
Go Deeper with the Bible Study
Choose Your Path
For reflective reading and quiet encouragement, begin with the Devotionals.
For deeper Scripture study and guided reflection, explore the Bible Studies.
Both follow the same themes.
Choose what fits this season.
Running Free Again
A One-Day Bible Study on Renewal, Strength, and Becoming
Anchor Scripture: Isaiah 40:31 (NIV)
“But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.”
Opening Orientation: (Read First)
This study is meant to be taken in one unhurried day. It is not a race. You are not trying to achieve renewal; you are learning how to receive it. Read slowly. Pause often. Let your body and spirit participate together.
Opening Prayer:
Lord, I am tired in ways I don’t always have words for. I’ve learned how to endure, how to survive, how to keep going, but I’m asking You to teach me how to run free again. Not frantic. Not driven. Free. Meet me in this day. Restore what has been worn thin. Renew what has gone quiet. I place my becoming back in Your hands. Amen.
Section 1 — Waiting Is Not Standing Still
Read: Isaiah 40:27–31 (NIV)
Israel believed God had forgotten them. They mistook silence for absence and delay for disinterest. Isaiah interrupts that lie.
Isaiah 40:27-31 (NIV)
“Why do you complain, Jacob?
Why do you say, Israel, `My way is hidden from the Lord;
my cause is disregarded by my God’?
Do you not know?
Have you not heard?
The Lord is the everlasting God,
the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He will not grow tired or weary,
and his understanding no one can fathom.
He gives strength to the weary
and increases the power of the weak.
Even youths grow tired and weary,
and young men stumble and fall;
but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.”
Biblical waiting is not passive resignation; it is active trust. It is staying oriented toward God when movement feels impossible. Waiting keeps your heart aligned so that when strength returns, it returns cleanly, not warped by desperation.
Reflection:
Where have you assumed that waiting meant you were stuck or overlooked?
How might God be restoring you while you wait?
Section 2 — Renewed Strength Is Not Old Strength Repaired
Read: Isaiah 40:29–30 (NIV)
“He gives strength to the weary
and increases the power of the weak.
Even youths grow tired and weary,
and young men stumble and fall.”
Renewed strength is not your former strength patched up. It is new strength; strength that accounts for what you’ve been through. God does not send you back into life with the same capacity you had before the breaking. He rebuilds you for what’s next.
This is why even the young grow weary. Strength that depends on self will always collapse under time.
Reflection:
What kind of strength have you been relying on: adrenaline, obligation, survival?
What would it mean to receive strength instead of producing it?
Section 3 — Wings, Running, and Walking (The Order Matters)
Read: Isaiah 40:31 again:
“but those who hope in the Lord
will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.”
Notice the progression:
Mount up with wings — perspective restored
Run and not be weary — momentum returns
Walk and not faint — sustainability established
God does not start with running. He starts with lift. Perspective precedes movement. If you try to run without first lifting your eyes, you will only recreate exhaustion.
Running free again does not mean constant motion. It means movement that no longer costs you your peace.
Reflection:
Which stage do you sense God inviting you into right now: lifting, running, or walking?
Where have you tried to skip ahead?
Section 4 — When Identity Has Been Tired Too
Read: Psalm 18:32–33
“It is God who arms me with strength
and keeps my way secure.
He makes my feet like the feet of a deer;
he causes me to stand on the heights.”
Fatigue is not only physical or emotional; it can be identity fatigue. You get tired of carrying versions of yourself that no longer fit. God restores movement by restoring who you are allowed to be.
Running free again is not returning to who you were. It is stepping into who you were always becoming.
Reflection:
What identity have you been dragging forward that God may be asking you to release.
Running free again is not about speed. It is about companionship.
Section 5 — Freedom That Learns a New Pace
Read: Matthew 11:28-30 (NIV)
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
Free people still carry responsibility. The difference is alignment. When you move in step with God, even forward motion rests your soul.
Running free again is not about speed. It is about companionship.
Reflection:
Where have you been carrying things God never asked you to lift?
What would it look like to move forward yoked instead of alone?
Integration Practice (Do This Slowly)
Take a few quiet minutes.
Place one hand over your heart.
Breathe in deeply.
Whisper: “I receive renewed strength.”
Now ask:
“God, what does running free again look like in my actual life?”
Write whatever comes: words, images, resistance, hope.
Closing Declaration:
I am not late. I am not weak. I am not finished.
I am being renewed. I am learning a new pace. I am running free again.
Closing Blessing:
May the God who does not grow weary meet you in your waiting. May He renew your strength without rushing your healing. May your movement be free, your pace be gentle, and your becoming be holy. And may you run again; not driven by fear, but carried by care, and kept by grace.
Until next time…
Keep being Beautiful You!