My son and I went walking today. Much farther than I had planned. You see, I haven’t been walking all that much this year, and so I’m out of shape. My plan was to start small, and increase the distance each time.
“I’ll go for a short walk,” I said, “but nothing too far, or my back will give out.”
These days I walk a few blocks and I’m sore, but today we stretched that out to a few miles or more.
“Just a bit further,” he said, again and again. And just when I thought I was done, we went a bit further yet.
Along the trails, over the hills, and through a small forest area, we walked and talked with the winter sun on our face.
I didn’t think that I could, but I did. I went further than I imagined I would. I pressed on when the going got tough.
When I finally got home and sunk into my chair, I was reminded of the words of Paul in his letter to the Corinthian church,
No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it. (1 Corinthians 10:13, NIV)
I was reminded of the faithfulness of God. How His Spirit will lead us to be tested in ways we could never imagine. How our trials will teach us, stretch us, and promote Spiritual growth within us. How His encouraging words remind us to press on when the going gets tough. And finally, how He walks along with us with His hand of protection upon us.
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No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it. (1 Corinthians 10:13, NIV)
Darlene Schacht and her husband Michael live in Manitoba Canada where the summers are beautiful and the winters are cold. Together they’ve come to learn that relationships aren’t always easy, but that marriage, the way God intended it to be, is a treasure worth fighting for.
She began her publishing journey about twelve years ago when she pioneered one of the first online magazines for Christian women, known at the time as “Christian Women Online Magazine.” After three years, Darlene left CWO to blog as a solo author at Time-Warp Wife Ministries.
It was also during this transition that she worked alongside actress Candace Cameron Bure to write the NYT Best-Selling book, Reshaping it All: Motivation for Spiritual and Physical Fitness. Reshaping it All was the winner of both the 2011 USA Best Book Awards and the 2012 Christian Reading Retailers Choice Awards.
Author of more than 15 books, Darlene continues to write and to minister to her readers through her blog at TimeWarpWife.com.
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Darlene Schacht
The Time-Warp Wife