When you think of finally “arriving”, what comes to mind?
Perhaps a finish line of sorts?
Maybe, like me, you picture a marathon runner training for days on end. The practicing, the runner’s diet, the lifestyle habits and changes all working cohesively together in preparation for the big race day.
And…when that race day comes and the runner is swiftly passing by each mile marker, mentally calculating the miles traveled and the miles ahead, the moment of arrival – the finish line- finally comes into view. The runner sprints forward with everything left inside, crosses that line running on fumes and adrenaline, and then collapses from exhaustion, in a moment of accomplishment.
A moment of arrival.
Maybe like the runner you too have been working SO hard on achieving a particular goal – finishing school, getting a PhD, landing a new job, starting a family. Working tirelessly and endlessly on your personal goal in anticipation of this idea of arrival.
“If I can just achieve ___________, then I will be happy.”
“If I can just accomplish ________, then I will be successful.”
“If I can just….”
Friend, let me stop you right there.
Arrival is not an achievement. Arrival is a feeling of peace.
(Is your head spinning? Good! Keep reading!)
If you’ve been hanging out with me for any length of time, you know that I feel passionate about shedding light on the challenges and struggles that come with waiting for this moment of arrival.
In
Dirt I talk about running from the big bad wolf of your story, and in
Slow Growth Equals Strong Roots I show you how to trade in the running for the grace, freedom, and purpose that come from knowing that your identity and calling are determined by God.
You see, when we run from our stories, or from the hard parts that we have gone through, or expectations – whatever the case may be, it can feel like the finish line is always just beyond reach. Quite honestly, it feels like we may be tirelessly running until the end of time.
Sound familiar? It did for today’s guest too – Ruth Chou Simons.
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