Week Six: Battles on the Journey
Day Seven: Courage to Face Challenges
We are dreaming if we think we will never face challenges, and naïve if we think that when we do face them we can always resolve them on our own.
Sometimes people cannot resolve certain issues alone. Destructive feelings can be strong enough to wipe out the trust necessary for openness, or people can be so defensive that the discussion goes around in circles with no one willing to listen or give. This is a time to get help and a new perspective. Moses could not hold his hands toward heaven alone. He had to have help from Aaron and Hur.
There are challenges and battles that arise in relationships. If you face them openly and constructively as soon as they surface, anger and resentment won’t have the chance to build and destroy the relationship. When we are in these places of struggle and conflict, we can remember that we have spiritual community and people who are there to support us on the journey. These people can help us to look toward the ideals we believe in, keeping our hands upward toward heaven. By asking for help from the Lord, we will form the patience, trust, and skill to win the battle. We must ask for help from the Lord with support from our spiritual community to overcome these battles. And we have a responsibility to offer help and support to others as they face challenges on their spiritual walk.
Key Point: We need to work to overcome our battles, but perhaps more important is acknowledging that it is the Lord who does the real work in fighting against the hells.
Offering and Accepting Help: Today, how did I offer help? Today, how did I accept help?
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