Hiking
Today I went hiking at a park that has different trails in the mountains. I thought to myself, I have been working out for a couple of weeks I should be able to hike the mountain without a problem! Well I was wrong, it was harder than I remembered and my husband kept saying “what’s wrong are your legs hurting?”. All I wanted to say was I can’t breathe! I huffed and puffed all the way up and down the mountain. It was a humbling experience to be hiking while bikers, kids and people carrying kids pass you on the trail! All I could think of was what my friend once told me, take it one step at a time and just keep going, looking straight ahead. I did finally make it up and back down the mountain, but I learned that I am still not in shape and I need to keep exercising! I remembered thinking as I was walking up the mountain, that with each step I took going up I had to work hard and push myself to move, that is where I find myself right now in my spiritual walk. I feel as though I have been in a valley and I am trying to climb myself out, but with each step I want to quit and stay still but God is pushing me on promising me there is a light at the end of the tunnel! “He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God.”. Psalm 40:2,3a
Rhonda said,
January 27, 2009 at 4:50 am
Man, that is so cool that you remember that…i heard something in sunday school yesterday that goes along with that “one step at a time” philosophy because usually if you look at the whole problem all at once it sometimes is so overwhelming that we feel defeated before we even try. There is a man in our sunday school class now who is a christian phychologist…he said that him and a co-worker were having a discussion about how best to help people and it came down to the point, that the best thing you can do is to help people figure out what the “next RIGHT thing to do is” and God’s word is the best source for guidance as to what that next right step should be. He said that it is usually way to big of a task to ask someone to figure out the whole problem or struggle they are in but if they can just figure out what the “next RIGHT thing to do is” according to God’s Word then eventually the thing will turn out as it is supposed to.
I hope that made some sort of sense…it was just an eye opening thought for me!!
One step at a time…just the “next RIGHT thing” and keep going!!
Miss you & Praying for you!!