Walking the distance
There have been several times in my life when I complained to God about why couldn’t life be a little easier.
One of my early memory of having to work too hard was one late night when I was about 13. I was the only one in the family who was still awake and I was up because I was studying Science. As I was trying to make sense of the lesson, I remember thinking, ‘Why do I have to work so hard ? Why couldn’t life be easier ?’
Since that moment, there have been many more moments that I asked God for an easier ride in life.
One Sunday morning in church, when everyone was standing up for a song, I saw how Jonathan was standing lazily, letting Christine keep him from falling. Jonathan would sometimes also ask to be carried when he tires of walking.
I realized then that I was so like Jonathan. He could stand and walk very well but he was asking to be carried. In the same way, God’s given me ample abilities to cope with life and I was asking to be pampered.
So now, I know that when life seems a little too much effort, God is just making me walk the distance.