Just keep swimming
Today while Dora and I were running, which we hadn't done much lately, we were toward the end of the run and both of us were having to push it a little to keep going. And we started talking about things that keep us going. Dora started singing some song, and then I said, we could always go with the old standby - Dory's "just keep swimming" in Finding Nemo. And then I reflected that I used to use that all the time with campers when we were walking places and they were tired - either that or the Veggie Tales version of the story of Joshua...
"Keep walking, but you won't knock down our wall
Keep walking, but it isn't gonna fall
It's plain to see your brains are very small
So keep walking but you won't know down our wall."
And after being very out of breath singing this, I commented that we were going to knock down our wall though, as we kept running. Granted we didn't really "hit the wall," as runners sometimes do, in our 40 minute run today. But we did hit the point where neither of us really felt great. But we didn't give up. And we finished that 40 minutes.
Likewise in life, sometimes things get challenging. I read a quote today that said, "People grow best when they continually experience an ingenious blend of support and challenge." (Robert Kegan) I think that's true. We only grow when we are challenged, but, as the name suggests, challenges are, well, challenging. And in order to get through them we need to know we can do it. We need someone reminding us to just put one foot in front of the other - to keep walking.
So let me support you tonight - whatever walls you are facing in your life, keep going. You can do this. Just keep putting one foot in front of the other. And remember, whether any person is supporting you or not, if it is God's will for that wall to be knocked down, and you keep walking, that wall will fall. Just like the wall of Jericho fell for Joshua.
"Keep walking, but you won't knock down our wall
Keep walking, but it isn't gonna fall
It's plain to see your brains are very small
So keep walking but you won't know down our wall."
And after being very out of breath singing this, I commented that we were going to knock down our wall though, as we kept running. Granted we didn't really "hit the wall," as runners sometimes do, in our 40 minute run today. But we did hit the point where neither of us really felt great. But we didn't give up. And we finished that 40 minutes.
Likewise in life, sometimes things get challenging. I read a quote today that said, "People grow best when they continually experience an ingenious blend of support and challenge." (Robert Kegan) I think that's true. We only grow when we are challenged, but, as the name suggests, challenges are, well, challenging. And in order to get through them we need to know we can do it. We need someone reminding us to just put one foot in front of the other - to keep walking.
So let me support you tonight - whatever walls you are facing in your life, keep going. You can do this. Just keep putting one foot in front of the other. And remember, whether any person is supporting you or not, if it is God's will for that wall to be knocked down, and you keep walking, that wall will fall. Just like the wall of Jericho fell for Joshua.
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