We've been on a Dr. Seuss kick lately. From Oh, the Places You'll Go...
You have brains in your head.
You have feet in your shoes.
You can steer yourself
any direction you choose.
You're on your own. And you know what you know.
And YOU are the guy who'll decide where to go.
While I don't buy into this 100%, I have always been the optimist type. If you set out to do something, you might as well give it your all. I've been encouraged this week by stories of people who are doing it, whatever their it may be. Moving across the globe, changing to a healthy diet, learning a new language to improve relationships with neighbors, natural birth, working moms, single parenting, job transitions, and the list goes on. I often say, "I can't imagine.." or, "I don't know how you're doing it." But the truth is, when you're in the midst of the situation, you just do it.
The alteration I would make to Dr. Seuss' writing is that you're not on your own. You (hopefully) have supporters, cheerleaders, and friends: a community that helps shape where you are going. And you certainly have a God who understands and feels human challenges as you meet them. This is the same God who became human, lived among us, ate our food, scraped his knee, was arrested, and put to death. It is this God who directs our going and is rooting for you as you go.
So where are you going?
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