Have you ever made a mountain out of a mole hill? I think at some point in our lives all of us have made a situation bigger than it really was.
Majoring on the minors is an art that I have perfected. But because I realise just how debilitating it is to face something that feels bigger than I am or at least seems bigger, I have a strategy. I think about the past and how God has helped me through impossible situations. I draw courage from past victories.
When I see how small I look next to my mountain, I choose to see my mountain next to God. Quickly my personal mountain looks like a mole hill.
I quote verses like mantras. “Greater is he that is in me …”
“All things are possible to them that believe.”
God says, “I will never leave you or forsake you.” Then I think back to my sports days at KHS. Feeling like quitting I push on because it is such a nice feeling finishing, winning, completing the challenge. It is a reward I don’t want to miss.
To this day, the two things that inspire me most are God, and people who, against all odds, never give up. If you feel like giving up right now, don’t.
See your mountain next to God. The greater the challenge, the sweeter the victory.
PS: If you quit, you will never know what you could have had.
