Yesterday I went rock climbing with a friend after church. I know, I know that's not really that remarkable since I go climbing with this friend often but there's more. This time we took our kids with us. He took his two and I took my three oldest boys up to Buck Mountain to this great climbing place. On our 1.5 mile hike to the climbing crag I looked ahead of me at the long trail of people (5 kids) and was struck at what a great experience this is. We got to the crag, set the gear to do the climbing (to climb safely) and the fun began! One by one, our kids roped up and climbed about 60 feet up this cliff face. Each one admitted to be a little bit afraid and they all had trouble with a certain spot, but....they kept going. As each one pushed pass their fear and kept going, I was struck by how profound that is! I learned something from each of those 5 kids yesterday that I wanted to share with you. Being a little afraid is a good thing, and pushing past it is even better. That struggle and tension brings wisdom and confidence. Perhaps some of you are afraid, or facing great struggles, or maybe the stress of living out this Soul Revolution challenge is getting hard. I want to encourage you to keep going because the Apostle Paul said it best:
"Theres more to come: We continue to shout our praises even when we're hemmed in with troubles, because we know how troubles can develop passionate patience in us, and how that patience in turn forges the tempered steel of virtue, keeping us alert for whatever God will do next. In alert expectancy such as this, we're never left feeling shortchanged. Quite the contrary--we can't round up enough containers to hold everything God generously pours into our lives through the Holy Spirit (Romans 5: 3-5 MSG)!"
Blessings,
Joshua
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