My arms are
Just too tired to swim
I feel like I'm sinking
I absolutely love swimming. I love how free I feel when I am in the water. So, when I was about 12, it seemed only natural to join a swim team. But after 5 or more long practices a week, along with early morning (and cold) swim meets, it became less fun. Many times at practices our coaches would make us swim so many laps that I thought my arms were going to fall off. All I wanted to do was sit and rest for a minute, but the coach wouldn't have that. Despite the fact that I thought I couldn't go on, I did... And I never drowned. With the extra pushing from the coach, I clearly got better.
About a year and a half ago, I made the commitment to go to adoration once a week. It sounded like a great idea at first because I wanted to deepen my faith and spend more time with Jesus. But, after a year and a half of spending every Tuesday afternoon in the chapel, most of the initial excitement is gone. Many times I can't focus because I am thinking about my to-do list, or any of the other 1,000 things that go through my mind. Sometimes I think about not going because I feel too "busy," but I always end up coming in the end, and I think that has really helped my faith. Although I may go through times when I want to skip, or when I feel completely disconnected from God, by pushing through that feeling and continuing on, I'm helping myself deepen my faith.
Even during the hard times,
And I put my hope
And I put my trust
And I put myself in You
In You, Lord
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