Yesterday was the first time that I had ever spent the entire day on a snow covered mountain on skis. If you personally knew me, you'd know how hysterical this was. Just a quick reminder for all of you out there, I'm from Miami, which roughly translated means I was not built for snow, and on top of that I have horrible balance ( I'm the girl that manages to find something to trip on, even when she's standing on a flat and stable surface). Needless to say it was a hilarious sight. Surprisingly enough I actually wasn't as horrifically terrible as I thought I would be, but apart from learning the basics of skiing I learned some pretty powerful lessons.
After lunch I gathered up the little courage I had and attempted to actually get off the bunny slope and try one of the "big people" runs. As I was coming down ( slowly but surely) I was doing pretty well at first, but then all of a sudden I see the bright hat of one of the other interns that was riding the slope wiz right past me, and in an effort to show off and prove that I could go at the speed he was going I tried to go faster....and then completely wiped out. I'm talking, face in the snow, skis flying off, my head ringing for two hours after, WIPE.OUT.
The Lord didn't waste the opportunity to teach me a lesson (I'm a visual learner so He knew this would get the point across). We can't compare ourselves to others. I was at a different level than my friend, he was ready to go at the speed he was going at and do it safely and effectively. I on the other hand had only been on skis for about 2 hours, I was no where near ready to go as fast as he was, especially not effectively. In the same way God calls me to a specific path, His plan for my life is tailor made for my strengths and weaknesses. My trials are not going to be the same as someone else's because I'm a different person. My experiences and what He has for me are unique to me, it stands to reason that my training and equipping is not going to be like over people. Does that mean I mean less to God than others? That I'm not good enough or smart enough to learn the lessons others are going through? No.
God loves me so much that He wants to make sure that I learn exactly what it is that He wants me to learn, and what I need to learn. He doesn't think less of me, He wants me to get to the point where I can zip down a mountain and do it with ease and confidence. My ski lessons are just a little different that the ones that He is giving others. And you know what?.....that is perfectly OK.
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