In Others’ Words: Just Do It

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The thing you think you cannot do.

If I were to ask you what is the thing you think you cannot do, your “thing” might be summed up in the words, “I can’t get through the next hour.” Or maybe you’d say, “I can’t survive this job.” Or “I can’t deal with this person anymore.”

Maybe you’re tired of facing unending disappointment … or chronic pain.

Maybe you can’t forgive someone … and maybe that “someone” is yourself.

Or maybe the thing you cannot do is something entirely different. 

Maybe you can’t open your heart to dream out loud because you’re afraid you’ll be silenced by naysayers and doubters.

Maybe you can’t risk loving again because love has hurt you before — and why give it another chance to invade your privacy … and then walk away.

How do we do the thing we think we cannot do? The hard things, that seem like insurmountable mountains. Or that seem like oceans we must dive into and swim across, no shoreline in sight.

Here are some things that help me do the things I think I cannot do:

We don’t have to do every challenge out there … just the ones that are ours.
We’re not called to take them on all at the same time.
We can just get started … sometimes getting started is the hardest part.
We don’t have to face challenges in our own strength. “God is my refuge and strength, a very present help in time of trouble.” (Psalm 46:1 NIV)  
We can seek the encouragement and counsel of friends — going it alone can often leads to “I can’t” thoughts.
We can always try again.

 

In Your Words: What helps you do the thing you think you cannot do?

 

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