Gymnastic meets are just beautiful. The girls look so elegant and graceful. They are talented and so precise in what they do. The routines truly captivate me.
But the real story to their gracefulness comes from hours on end in the gym perfecting their skills and routine. There are daily bumps, bruises, bang-ups, and broken bones, yet they fight through unafraid. There is a determination about them. A determination I'd love to have in my life! I loved watching my daughter practice. It stirred up a determination within me.
A friend sent me this short video by Francis Chan yesterday. It is SO powerful. It was so easy for me to relate to because of the gymnastics theme. But I must say, I've never looked at gymnastics from a spiritual sense, but WOW how they relate.
I'm not sure where I am today. I know I'm not in a full body hug around the beam, but yet I don't feel I've accomplished enough to jump down and throw my arms up in the air as a "well done" salute. I would say I'm probably standing on my tip toes, every so gently trying to figure out how to maneuver the next move.
What gymnastics pose might you be in today?
I pray we can all sincerely throw our hands up in a "well done" salute on our last day and know we've accomplished much for our Lord and Savior!
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Wow.
"That's NOT the life God's called you to!" So true!
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WOW!! Definitely thought provoking.
I would say I'm not in a full body hug around the beam. But I am holding on.
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I saw this video last week...very powerful! Thank you for stopping by my blog. I'm so glad you did! I just started your "I'm a Fixer Upper" study 3 days ago. It has already been a huge blessing to me! I just read through Exodus a couple of months ago and I was so interested in the details of the tabernacle. When I'm finished with the study, I'm going to do a giveaway on my blog for this book and also your Laundry one (I'll be doing that one next)...I think my readers will really be blessed by them! :0)
Thank you for your dedication to the Lord...and for putting out Bible studies for Christian moms like me!
Blessings!
Brandi
Wow..you "happened to stop by" my blog, but yet, God wanted me to see that video here. It encouraged me. I've fallen "off and on" the "balance beam" of life so many times over the years.. sometimes getting bruises, and have recently wondered (maybe "dreamed") of "an easier way"~~but hugging the balance beam of life probably is not the answer. :) Thanks for stopping by, and being led of the Lord to leave a comment. I would have never found you either. BTW, your photography is beautiful! :)
Well,now that is hugely convicting!!! Oh my goodness...I have hugged the beam far too often. I'm so trying to do a better job at just doing the routine, even with it's falls and bumps and rolls. Thanks for posting this. I'm going to post it over at The Point, if you don't mind.
Blessings to you, my friend. I, too, hope that we can meet up one day and share some time together.
Leah
This is a powerful video message--a message to chew on!!Thanks for sharing with us!!
Blessings to you friend!
Mmmm. The balance beam I'm walking with my son right now is rather scary. I need the Judge to hold my hand through it, or I am surely going to fall.
Yes, I'm hearing this message a little differently today, because of my circumstance. But I agree - we need to trust God and step out in faith, rather than clinging to the balance beam. For sure!
I'm lovin' this and at the same time agreeing with Irritable Mother! Right now - with hubby so ill - I think I'm clinging to the beam with all four and praying the Judge is wrapping His arms tightly around me!
Thank you for sharing this perspective because as soon as hubby is better I will definitely need to stand up and start moving!
I agree with the dear mother writing about the scary balance beam she's walking with her son right now. I am walking one like that too. I am holding on, FULL BODY, to the balance beam, but see, I see the balance beam as the Lord Himself. He is my anchor and anything of worth I accomplish is never me really--it's all Him. HE is the one going across that balance beam with perfect precision and by holding on to Him relying on His grace I will always come out a champion--gold medal and all.
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