Tag: obstacles

• Joy under the rocks

  Posted at 4:04 pm by wanderinginwondertoday, on July 6, 2019

  

  When I was a kid, I liked going to the Long Island sound. I would walk along the beach and pick up large rocks. Some of the rocks weighed about 5 lbs other “giant” rocks were about 15-20lbs. It took a lot out of a scrawny 9 year old to lift them.

  But there was a reason I did.

  After lifting up the rocks and throwing them to the side. I would find tons of crabs running about. The crabs really liked hiding under the rocks. I would catch them and at the end of the day let them go.

  Finding joy is a lot like finding the crabs along the beach.

  Most days, it takes effort.

  There are many large rocks/obstacles along the way.

  It takes a lot of strength to lift the rocks of our lives to find the treasure of joy.

  Somedays the weight of the world makes it impossible to see the beauty all around us.

  But we must not give in to the weight of the rocks.

  As Christians, choosing joy in the midst of the crosses, is our mission.

  St. Teresa of Avila said, “The lukewarm do not embrace the cross; they merely drag it along.”

  Friends, I encourage you to seek joy with all your heart today. God loves you more than you can even imagine. No matter the obstacle along the way, choose to lift the rocks and find joy.

  There is a reason to be cheerful. Christ has overcome the world.

   

   

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• I’m in a Windex Commercial

  Posted at 2:15 am by wanderinginwondertoday, on July 14, 2017

  

  A few years ago, I was late for a campus event.

  At this event we were advertising for campus student organizations. As an officer in one of the groups it was important that I was there to talk with possible future members.

  I felt bad that I wasn’t there on time so I started to do the half run/half walk motion. However, as I approached closer to the building I picked up my pace. I started to run.

  I was a few feet from the building when…

  BAM. 

   

  All of a sudden I was laying on the ground. My head hurt and right above my eyebrow was swollen. I felt like I hit a force field.

  Looking up, I saw a lot of people staring down at me. Many of which were trying hard not to laugh but definitely smirking.

  I was so confused. I was embarrassed. I was disoriented.

  What just happened?

  Peering at the doorway, I realized that the doors were made of glass.

  Wow. I was stupid.

  I felt exactly like the guy in this windex commercial.

  Click here.

  I feel as though this story is very relatable to my life.

  Our lives.

  Often, we feel like we know where we are headed. We the see the prize. We see the destination so vividly.

  Yet, then God sends us a wake up call.

  He puts the glass door in our lives to remind us to slow down.

  When we are running towards our earthly goals we are consumed in our desires. We neglect the fact that the journey is not about us but about the Creator.

  The glass doors in our lives shape us morally. They bring us back on the spiritual path. They allow us to remember that we are only human.

  In the moment it may be difficult to accept the glass doors in our lives.

  When people are standing around you laughing at your fall.

  When you feel like you cannot get up anymore.

  When you are experiencing physical or mental pain. 

  However, once you get up and dust yourself off you realize something.

  You are still alive and well.

  You are stronger because of it.

  It was only glass.

  Friends, I encourage you today to keep striving after Christ. Allow the bruises on your head from the glass doors to become your trophy.

  With enough faith…

  You will be able to run right through the glass.

  In Christ all obstacles are shattered.  

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

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• Where is the Key?

  Posted at 9:19 pm by wanderinginwondertoday, on May 16, 2017

  

  I have a problem. 

  A problem that most people seem to struggle with. 

  I know what I need to do.

  I know who I need to be.

  I know what I need to accomplish.

  Yet, most days, I just don’t act.

  Nike, says it plain and simple…JUST DO IT.

  We all have our gifts given to us by the Holy Spirit. Gifts that we MUST use to help glorify the Lord and better the world. Gifts we must use to build up others in our community. If you don’t believe that you have any gifts, you are wrong.

  There is something that distinguishes you.

  Gifts you have that separate you from the rest of the world.

  For me, I did not believe I had any gifts of my own.  I had trouble believing that my gifts really were unique. It took me a long time to listen to my friends and even strangers. Frankly, I think I ignored their encouragement for a reason.

  To be told you have a gift makes you responsible. It is a call to make a move and impact the world. It is the world crying out asking you to open the door for others.

  Responsibility is scary.   

   

  Let’s imagine this scenario real quick. 

  Imagine a giant door right in front of you. The door is ten inches thick of silver metal. You are in a white walled room. On the door is a giant lock. You can barely move in this room because there are so many people crammed into it. You look in your hand and you have a key. Everyone around you also has a key. Every key is different. They have all tried to open the door but nothing. It won’t budge. Their keys won’t fit into the lock.

  They look towards you.

  They say,

  “You have the key. Step forward. You have the key. Help us open this door.”

   

  They do all they can to make a path for you.

  You walk up.

  Insert your key into the lock.

  The metal door opens. The crowd of people then rush into the next room where they see another door with a lock. You try your key and it does not work. Other people try their key and it does not work. You see a young woman in the corner. Everyone encourages her that she has the key. They help guide her forward. She opens the door. 

   

  The cycle continues. 

   

  All my life I have wanted other people’s gifts. I wanted other people’s keys. Through my jealousy I often neglected who I was and never opened the door in front of me. I tried to find myself in the keys of others. By forgetting about the key in my hand the door in front of me was never opened. Sure, I can make a difference in the lives of the people close to me…in the room. However, I could never cause a movement. I could never knock down the obstacle completely. 

  Friends, use the key you have been given.

  Use it to open the door for others.

  Wield it like a sword. 

  Stare in awe at its uniqueness. 

  Where is the key?

  Literally, right in your hand.

  You are holding it tight. 

  You have no excuse. 

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