A couple of weeks ago I heard an amazing sermon at church. The speaker said, "In the Gospel of Jesus Christ there are no surprises and no shortcuts." As I thought about the truth of that statement, I couldn't help but think that it applies to most areas of life...not just our spirituality.
After my first little guy was born, I had a goal to train for and run a marathon. I thought I'd be able to "save time" in my training with a schedule I found that required a lot less running that what I'd done in the past. Big shock, the marathon kicked my booty. Now I know that there are no shortcuts. Conversely, I've discovered that when I'm well trained and prepared for a race, there are no surprises. Ironically, I think this principle is easy for us to preach to our children but hard...frustrating for us to embrace ourselves. With that, have a wonderful weekend!
1 comment:
I love this! Great thought Em! Plus I'm going to check out the book from your previous post you recommended!
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