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Just Keep Walking!

persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.
2 Corinthians 4:9

Pastor Mark Coleman’s son, Peter, inherited his dad’s love for hiking. When he was just five years old, the two planned to hike around a mountain and camp beside the lake. Mark told his son it would be a tough hike. He said they’d be tired, but they’d have to keep walking in order to make it to camp before dark. But it was even longer and harder than they expected. The little boy grew weary - but he kept walking. He slipped on loose rocks - but he kept going. He fell and ripped the knee of his jeans - but he kept walking. Finally, after one slip too many, he sat down on a big rock and started to cry. As his dad approached and began to talk, Peter cut him off, saying, "I know, Dad. It’s okay to cry - as long as I just keep walking!" Paul says, "We are pressed on every side but not crushed and broken God never abandons us. We get knocked down, but we get up and keep going. We don’t look at the troubles we can see right now we look forward to what we have not yet seen. For the troubles we see will soon be over, but the joys to come last forever" (2 Corinthians 4:8-9,18). Today if your journey’s long and hard, it’s okay to stop and rest (or even cry), just as long as you keep walking! "How?" you ask. By "keeping [your] eyes on Jesus - from start to finish" (Hebrews 12:2). Allow Him to be your example, your inspiration, and your greatest motivator.

Prayer
Heavenly Father, so many days it would be easy to just sit and stay! Help me to keep walking and serving in your name. Amen