Since moving to Budapest over a year ago I’ve adapted from
driving a car everywhere to walking almost everywhere.
I actually like walking, most of the time.
I do admit that when you want to get somewhere
quick or have a heavy load to carry, a car is amazing.
Okay, back to walking.
I’ve found recently that I really only like
walking when the road is easy.
The
athlete in me doesn’t like to admit that.
When I reach a hill, like the one my house is on top of, I don’t really
like walking anymore.
It feels really
hard and sometimes really, really hard when I’m carrying our 9 month old all
the way up.
You have to understand the
hill.
It’s big, steep and since my house
is at the top, I have to do it.
The
other day I was at the bottom of the hill just staring at all the steps and
thinking about carrying our daughter, Summer, all the way up.
I was already tired and looking at the hill
just made it worse.
Do you ever feel like that with life?
You are already tired, then something weightier
comes and before you know it you are drowning, with little hope for what’s
ahead.
The road is no longer straight
and easy, but is narrow and complicated.
It feels like you’ll have to climb a thousand steps before you will get
out.
It’s easy to be overwhelmed.
Don’t worry, there is hope!
After staring at the stairs for a while I
started to walk, very slowly.
As I
walked, taking one step at a time, I felt like God reminded me of
something.
That’s all I need to do.
Take one step at a time.
If I look too far ahead at everything in
front of me I get discouraged and want to give up.
I thought of a teaching I recently heard by Kat Lee. She a wonderful women who inspires women to action. She said once, "it's better to do one thing faithfully then many things inconsistently." Accomplishing goals starts with just one step. When I take one step of faith at a time it
doesn’t seem so overwhelming.
Actually,
before I know it I’m half way there.
It
doesn’t mean it’s not challenging and I may end up going backwards or resting
awhile along the way but in the end, on the top, the view is amazing!
Our God is so great!
He doesn’t just watch us go through life and its trials leaving us
stranded to figure them out alone.
The
Bible says that God is with us and even strengthens us!
That is a reason to hope in the trials of this
life.
He is with us every step of the
way, no matter how small that step may be.
This song has encouraged my heart along these lines lately: Over My Head
Isaiah 41:10
10 fear not, for I am with you;
be not dismayed, for I am your God;
I will strengthen you, I will help you,
I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
