I have joined
a group on Facebook that is all about obstacle course racing. One of my new friends – yes, I’ve met this
person in real life, tells people on a regular basis one single word – YET. I keep watching this man tell people this,
including me, and I think about it frequently.
His response
goes something like this: “I can’t do
_____” – yet. “I haven’t tried _____,
but I want to” – yet. “My hands are too
weak for monkey bars and I can’t do them” - yet. You get the picture. By that one single word he is giving so much
motivation and encouragement to so many people!!
What if we
were all like that? What if we all tried
to lift each other up, even with one single word, instead of tear each other
down? Can you see the difference that
would make in the people around you? Can
you see the difference it would make in you?
This word has
made me stop and think when I say to myself "I can’t". Not every time, but some of the time is
better than never. This change in my
internal dialogue is making a HUGE difference in my life. What could change your inner dialogue? Not
what others can do for you, but you can do for yourself?
What would
God tell you?
"I'm not able"
2 Corinthians 9:8 New Living Translation (NLT)
And God will generously provide all you need. Then you will always
have everything you need and plenty left over to share with others.
"It's impossible"
Luke 18:27 New Living
Translation (NLT)
He replied, “What is impossible for people is possible with God.”
"I can't do it"
Philippians 4:13 New Living
Translation (NLT)
For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength
Yet – that single word can make such a difference!! If you will trust in God, He can help you
with whatever your yet is. It may not
work the way you want, just like in the obstacle course racing group, yet may
be different than what we were expecting. But if you do nothing, that is what you will
get.
Yet – I said
I could not climb these stairs, yet here I am at the top!!
