A Walk In The Park, or Take A Hike!
A couple of weeks ago, I'd been feeling really confused and crappy because of mixed signals from someone I was interested in. (Same old, same old... *yawn*).
Anyway, he was extremely sweet and nice and thoughtful and yet could seem to forget that I existed. Hence the confusion.
I cried out to God about this issue and He answered me with an article titled "Surrender" which pretty much says it all. It even came with a nice little quote: "Do not want things to turn out as they seem best to you, but as God pleases. Then you will be free from confusion and thankful in your prayer"
Whoa Jesus!!! Talk about answered prayers...
So I was asked to surrender my feelings for this guy to God... easier said than done. I struggled very hard to offer it up to Him. The uncertainty, the fear, but mostly the pain. Whether I surrendered or not, both options hurt equally.
Then the next week, Uncle William asked me to meet him at Youth Park. He was going to 'walk in the park' with his family. I thought it would be a good distraction and I needed to talk to him as well so I went.
However, when I got there, he was waiting for me at the foot of a hiking trail... Bamboozled!!! I tried to get out of it, but to no avail. (There goes my trust in Uncle William... hehe)
It was awful. Each step was excruciatingly taxing and I could understand perfectly why dogs pant. Oxygen was a luxury and breathing and being alive was by God's grace alone.
But when I reached our destination, everything melted away. It was so beautiful and I felt refreshed.
On the way down, there was an option to descend a short way by rope. Sort of but not quite abseiling. I did it. It felt good.
At the end of the hike, I was truly refreshed and restored spiritually. I learnt that life should be taken one step at a time. That when you feel hurt and weary and just unable to go on, a short rest, a breather, and a friend does very well to help you make the next step. I learnt to keep going on. I learnt, most of all, to view obstacles as challenges and to respond to pain the right way. I CAN make it. I conquered my own 'disability', which turned out not to be a physical one but a mental one.
It was a good lesson learning.
So next time you feel you're drowning in problems, take a hike! Like, literally.
Anyway, he was extremely sweet and nice and thoughtful and yet could seem to forget that I existed. Hence the confusion.
I cried out to God about this issue and He answered me with an article titled "Surrender" which pretty much says it all. It even came with a nice little quote: "Do not want things to turn out as they seem best to you, but as God pleases. Then you will be free from confusion and thankful in your prayer"
Whoa Jesus!!! Talk about answered prayers...
So I was asked to surrender my feelings for this guy to God... easier said than done. I struggled very hard to offer it up to Him. The uncertainty, the fear, but mostly the pain. Whether I surrendered or not, both options hurt equally.
Then the next week, Uncle William asked me to meet him at Youth Park. He was going to 'walk in the park' with his family. I thought it would be a good distraction and I needed to talk to him as well so I went.
However, when I got there, he was waiting for me at the foot of a hiking trail... Bamboozled!!! I tried to get out of it, but to no avail. (There goes my trust in Uncle William... hehe)
It was awful. Each step was excruciatingly taxing and I could understand perfectly why dogs pant. Oxygen was a luxury and breathing and being alive was by God's grace alone.
But when I reached our destination, everything melted away. It was so beautiful and I felt refreshed.
On the way down, there was an option to descend a short way by rope. Sort of but not quite abseiling. I did it. It felt good.
At the end of the hike, I was truly refreshed and restored spiritually. I learnt that life should be taken one step at a time. That when you feel hurt and weary and just unable to go on, a short rest, a breather, and a friend does very well to help you make the next step. I learnt to keep going on. I learnt, most of all, to view obstacles as challenges and to respond to pain the right way. I CAN make it. I conquered my own 'disability', which turned out not to be a physical one but a mental one.
It was a good lesson learning.
So next time you feel you're drowning in problems, take a hike! Like, literally.
posted by sleepypurplepiglet at 4:07 PM
3 Comments:
AICHING!
I bet also ur little hiking story can be further expanded to a good sharing analogy.
You're doing great sister.
We all love you and want to see u get thru this!
Hey movies movies movies. . . . we gotta catch some in summer ok? =P
Poke poke....God is the BEST love agent in town.
No worries, u gave ur heart and feelings to the right person ;)
you know what? you have always been an encouragement to me..love this story...
thanks for all your love, gal...
<3
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