Stuckنموونە

At some point during your journey, the shore behind you stops getting smaller. 

You paddle and wonder why the same strokes that used to move you now only rock the boat. You made it this far, but you just don’t know if you have enough to make it through. You’d rather just stop and settle for the comfort. You’d rather live a common life, because the shore doesn’t get any closer, no matter how hard you paddle. There’s no going back, there is only the decision to paddle in place or stop, slide out and sink into the sea.

When you go through a difficult season, you have two choices in how to deal with it: you can either push on and finish, or turn around and go back.

God’s call to you today is clear: don’t get weary of doing good, for in due season you will reap, if you do not give up!

We paddle until we no longer believe that we can go any farther. We cap ourselves off, creating an invisible ceiling. Then, suddenly, well after we thought it would happen, the other shore starts to grow, and it grows fast. The trees get taller and you can make out the cracks in the cliffs. The shore reaches out to you, welcoming you home and nearly pulling your boat into the sand.

May the God of hope fill you with joy and peace while you’re paddling your distance today. May He guide your map and compass to lead you to better shores, and may He grant you power to continue the crossing even when those shores seem so far away.