Haven Hearts - Running Free Again - Day 1
Wild Childs - Running Free Again
This is written for Haven Hearts women — strong, healed, healing, rising, and learning to run free again.
Running Free Again - Day 1
“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)
Opening Reflection:
There comes a moment in every woman’s walk with God when the Spirit whispers,
“You can run again.”
Not the careful, guarded run we give after heartbreak.
Not the cautious, polite jog we do when life tells us to stay small.
But a wild, unrestrained, wind-in-your-hair, fire-in-your-bones run —
the kind that reminds you your soul was never meant to be domesticated.
God does not create timid spirits.
He creates free daughters.
And sometimes, freedom looks like two wild childs tearing across a field at sunset,
no restrictions, no reins, no hesitation —
just raw joy, power, and purpose in motion.
This is the freedom Christ died to give you.
Narrative: “Two Wild Hearts in a Wide-Open Field”
Picture it:
A golden field stretching as far as the eye can see.
A sky burning with sunset fire; one of those evenings where heaven feels so close
you’d swear the clouds could lean down and kiss your forehead.
And then — movement.
Two horses thunder through tall grass, muscles alive, hooves pounding, breath rising like smoke.
One, spotted and brilliant — wild-hearted and unmistakably free.
The other, strong and sure, running stride-for-stride beside her.
No fences.
No ropes.
No one yelling, “Slow down!”
No one saying, “Be careful… be smaller… be less.”
Just creation doing exactly what it was made to do.
And the Father smiles —
because this is how He sees His daughters when they finally shed the weight of the world:
Running Without Apology.
For years, you’ve carried expectations, disappointments, betrayals, responsibilities, fear,
and all the invisible burdens no one else saw.
But something in your spirit knows:
It is time to run again.
Not recklessly…
but released.
Not careless…
but unhindered.
You were never meant to tiptoe through life.
You were meant to gallop.
God is not calling you to survive this season.
He is calling you to outrun it; with Him leading the charge.
And as the Appaloosa kicks up grass and the bay horse lifts her head toward the horizon,
your soul remembers what freedom feels like:
Wind.
Strength.
Movement.
Joy.
Purpose.
Identity.
You are not broken.
You are not behind.
You are not too late.
You are a daughter of the King…
and it’s time to run wild again.
Five Scriptures on Freedom & Running Unhindered:
Galatians 5:1 (NIV)
“It is for freedom that Christ has set us free.”Hebrews 12:1 (NIV)
“Let us throw off everything that hinders… and run with perseverance the race marked out for us.”Psalm 18:36 (NIV)
“You broaden the path beneath me, so that my ankles do not turn.”John 8:36 (NIV)
“So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.”2 Samuel 22:34 (NIV)
“He makes my feet like the feet of a deer; He enables me to stand on the heights.”
Five Reflective Questions:
What “reins” in your life need to be released so you can run freely again?
In what areas have you been playing small out of fear, exhaustion, or past wounds?
What does true spiritual freedom look like for you in this season?
How can you intentionally create space in your life for joy, movement, and renewal?
What would it look like to run — emotionally, spiritually, purposefully — beside Jesus without hesitation?
Prayer:
Father,
teach me to run again.
Strip off every chain I’ve worn for too long…
fear, doubt, shame, disappointment, exhaustion.
Breathe strength into my bones and freedom into my spirit.
Let me feel the wind of Your presence as I run the path You’ve set before me.
Make my heart like the wild Appaloosa:
bold, awake, and unrestrained.
Make my spirit like the bay beside her:
steady, sure, and powerful.
Lead me into wide-open fields where I can live the way You created me to live:
not small, not silent, not tamed —
but free.
In Jesus’ name,
Amen.
Closing Blessing:
May God bless the strength He placed within your child,
the fire that runs fast and free like horses across open land.
May He give you wisdom to guide without breaking,
patience to train without fear,
and courage to trust the One who designed that power in the first place.
May the wilderness be tempered by love,
the freedom shaped by truth,
and the journey marked not by control, but by calling.
And when the dust rises and the road feels long,
may you remember:
the same God who made the wild also knows how to lead it home.
Amen.
Until next time…
Keep being Beautiful You!