i2 is not only the chemical formula for iodine it has also become a symbol of encouragement and love. Like iodine, encouragement and love are essential to humans. This symbol has very special meaning!
My brother first started using i2 as a part of his business logo while he was in Arkansas. Not long after that we were organizing the first Run with Trish 5k for Team Hoyt. Rob’s company sponsored the race and we placed i2 on our t-shirts to represent his sponsorship. Realizing the power of encouragement while running the roads I asked Rob if I could use i2 to encourage others in our running. He said i2 is not mine but God’s. 🙂 So at that point, my running angels and I started using the symbol i2 to encourage one another on the roads.
i2 stands for iron sharpening iron as found in Proverbs 27.17.
As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend.
In November 2012 of the Lord pressed upon my heart that I could use i2 to not only encourage running friends but everyone. At this point I did not act on it. Then the year 2013 hit me like a Peterbilt truck…:) (that’s for my brother!) I was the recipient of an overwhelming amount of encouragement and love. i2 was lived out in my life through others…many of you! You all encouraged me through Boston 2013, through my mom’s accident and then through Mike’s accident. There were times I felt like giving up and because of the overwhelming outpouring of love and encouragement I didn’t! God provided encouragement in ways I couldn’t have ever imagined. Then today during my devotional I felt God pressing once again…”you have received much encouragement and sharpening, it is now your turn to give back.”
With all of this being said…I am acting on it! I have built Facebook page called i2. Go here to like and share: https://www.facebook.com/pages/i2/639734179417709?ref=hl This page will be used to encourage God’s way! I will post daily scriptures from the best encourager we all have – our Lord and Savior. My goal is to write and post smaller snippets as my family continually encourages me to do. This page will be used for encouragement and sharpening for all of us through the Holy Word of God. In this process I will continually pray that the Holy Spirit leads me….this page is about our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ encouraging His children through one another.
Life is a journey. This journey is one with ups and downs and we all need a little encouragement along the way. I hope i2 will be a positive source of God’s encouragement for you during your journey of life. Share with others and feel free to post your encouraging words with us. We are not alone! Let’s….
Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.
1 Thessalonians 5.11
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