Mud Ninja Part 2; How do you eat an elephant?
“How do you
eat an elephant? One bite at a time,” is
an old proverb. I am NOT talking about
physically eating an elephant. I’ve often quoted it in regards to writing a
book. Many people ask me how one writes
a manuscript, and I tell them its one bite at a time. It is one word written at a time and one
chapter at a time. Most people see the whole
project as something so big that it overwhelms them and they never write
it. Their sheer size of the project
weighs on them. They mentally talk
themselves out of the process because they are looking so much at the whole
picture.
One of the
life lessons I was reminded up while on my Mud Ninja journey that I had forgotten
to mention in my last blog was connected to this. I mentioned the obstacle the “Widow Maker”
before, but it was here I was reminded yet again how important it is not to get
overwhelmed by the vastness of what is before us. This obstacle I would say was a 1-1.5 story
incline where they did leave the runners a rope to help their assent. The problem is that rope and the incline were
so muddy getting any kind of traction seemed impossible. One wrong step and you
were eating dirt, literally. The more I
looked up at this incline with a knee that was throbbing, the more I did not
think I could make it. The thought of
quitting was looking very good, however it was so back into the woods that even
if I would have chosen to quit I don’t think I could have gotten out of the
course. The cliff loomed above me. On the top it appeared that there was some
kind of plateau because I could hear the band playing. I felt truly overwhelmed by the
circumstances, hearing the band begin to play “Eye of the Tiger”, the 80’s
Rocky generation flashbacks began. One
step at a time, I stopped looking upwards to see how far ahead it was, but
focused on one step at a time. Crying,
gasping, and clawing my way to the top as if it was by my fingernails I
eventually got there. Throughout the
journey I would face more inclines that seemed impossible, but my lesson had
been learned. I kept my head down, and
took one step at a time.
May we all
remember this as we face whatever is before us today. Fix your eyes upon Jesus, and not the
obstacle. One step at a time races are finished. One page at a time books are completed, and
one day at a time life is lived. The
Bible reiterates a very similar statement.
Matt 6:34 34 “Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for
tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.”
Philippians 3:14 14 I press on toward
the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
Quite simply take it one day at a time, one step at a time. Commit your ways to God and He will take care
of you. He didn’t call you to do
something to watch you fail. He has
empowered you. Push forward!
God has awesome plans for your life.
Get excited!
***BTW thank you for your prayers.
My knee is getting better. I’m
using the cane less and less. I’m definitely
on the mend.
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