We don’t always want to, but things tend to work better if we keep pushing forward.
Earlier this week I had one of those mornings.
I got up and my daughter’s car would not start. I immediately assumed it was going to be something expensive. At the same time, it was time to take my other daughter to buy her college books.
I knew both things were coming. The car had a few issues that needed attention, but nothing urgent, so I had been putting it off. Same with the books. None of it was a surprise. But when it all landed at once, it felt like it was put right in my face.
On top of that, I was busy at work.
I felt pinched for time. I felt pinched for money. You know how that goes.
I thought I was going to have to deal with all of it at once. Then it turned out the car problem I thought was major was not a major issue at all. It cost me zero dollars to fix.
And instead of the school books being around six hundred dollars, they came in at a little over two hundred.
So it turned out pretty good. Especially considering I got to spend a couple of hours with my daughter going to the college bookstore.
It reminded me of something I have told my kids before when they feel overwhelmed or upset because things are not going right. I ask them how many times they have felt like they were not going to make it.
Then I ask them to compare that with the number of times they actually did not make it.
Which is zero.
You just have to keep going.
The sun will come up tomorrow. Most times, things improve. Some things even turn out better than you expect. That’s what happened to me.
We tend to forget about those moments faster than the bad ones. That’s just how people are.
None of this means you never stop, reassess, or change course. Sometimes getting smacked in the face is a sign you need to do one of those things.
But minor adversity is not a reason to curl up into a ball.
God has you. God knows what you need. He knows better than you do.
Just keep going like it’s going to work out. Partly because that’s often the most productive thing you can do. Mainly because it usually does work out.
You just don’t see it yet.
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