Saturday, October 18, 2008

I like to share story from some passage or short write up with you guys. I discover that this few months of zhou bo (do nothing) i start to read up a lot of books. Today i will post a short write up from a book call "Our Daily Bread", which i think is quite meaningful and its a problem which all of us face. Its ok if you dun like the christian view and biblical knowledge which may seem alien, you can view it in your own context instead.

A hill too high


My wife and I like to rollerblade. Near the end of one of our favorite routes is a long hill. When we first started taking this route, I tried to encourage Sue by saying, “Are you ready for the hill?” just before pushing our way to the top. But one day she said, “Could you please not say that? You make it sound like a huge mountain, and that discourages me.”

It was better for Sue to face the hill thinking only about one “step,” or one rollerblade push, at a time instead of an entire steep hill to conquer.

Life can be like that. If we peer too far ahead of today, the challenges may feel like a Mt. Everest climb. They can appear impossible to handle if we think we have to be “ready for the hill.”

The Bible reminds us that today is all we need to tackle. We don’t need to worry about tomorrow’s tasks (Matt. 6:34). Imagine Moses thinking, “I’ve got to feed all these people for who knows how long. How can I get that much food?” God took care of that mountain with manna—but only enough for one day at a time (Ex. 16:4).

Every hill in life is too high if we think we must climb it all at once. But no hill is insurmountable if we take it one step forward at a time—with God’s help. — Dave Branon
The 'hill' can refer to lots of thing in life. Relationship, workload, stress, trouble, time...etc
How tall is the hill in you? Is it like an unconquerable mountain or only a slope with small gradient?

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