Keep Going.....

I stepped out onto the back porch yesterday to go for my morning walk and felt a few sprinkles of rain.  I opened the door and got my umbrella, thinking I probably wouldn't really need it, but as it turned out I did.  As I continued to walk, the rain got harder and at one point I felt in my spirit....."keep going".  When I got to one of the side roads, there came a "gully warsher" (East Tennessee term.....;-) and I did head back toward home.  As I walked back down the road our house is on, I felt really comfortable because I was headed home.  I was in familiar territory.  Just about that time, the rain let up some and I decided to "keep going" and walked back toward the end of the subdivision.  

As I continued on my way, I thought about how many times I've started out thinking that everything was going to be a-okay.....but then the storms of life would set in and I would try my best to keep going, but things just got too hard for me.  I would find myself often turning back to my old ways because they were more familiar to me.  They were places that I felt the most comfortable, even if they might not be the best for me.  In order to grow and achieve anything worthwhile, though, I had to "keep going".....there was a great need to persevere in order to see something accomplished.

Did I finish my walk?

Yes, I did.....

and when I got back home I was soaked, even with my umbrella.  But, I also felt a sense of accomplishment and the joy of knowing that God had spoken to me!

Ain't God good?

Oh, yes He is!!!

HOPE your Thursday is Terrific!!!

Breathing in Grace,