Friday, January 22, 2016

Forging Ahead Into The Unknown

By Evan Sanders


It's a brief moment.

There's this little moment that comes upon you like a whisper in the dark. It's just there for a second and then it can be gone. But oh how important it is.

You either run away or run towards your fear.

The challenges never end. They come upon you without mercy and test your resolve, foundation, and character without rest. The challenges are there to teach you and see what you are made of.

But there is a big decision to be made.

Do you run off?

Or do you fight?

This moment tested me only a few days ago and was waiting for me to break. But I didn't. Rather, I faced the moment head on and forged ahead into the challenges that were due to come.

How could it bring about such peace?

How could more pressure settle everything?

Because once you make a decision to face your fears instead of run from them you become something far greater than who you are right now. You don't run scared. You don't surrender. Instead, you face what you were destined to face.

Then, forge ahead.

Don't quit when it gets hard.

In a sense, you can almost see the Captain of a ship deciding to head straight into the challenging waters and urging his men to keep their faith. Similarly, you have to do this with your fears.

At times, we lose our focus and our momentum.

I was looking constantly to see if the end result was there and it was always "just right around the corner." But I didn't see the whole thing through. I didn't stay according to plan because of discouragement.

But with facing our fears, a renewed sense of purpose arrives.

And when your purpose comes back, there's a fire deep inside of you raging to continue on.

We must continuously strive to be the greatest versions of ourselves despite the fact that we come up short over and over again. We have to see beyond who we are now to keep ourselves growing and developing.

Yes failure is part of growing.

But there's great victory in even the defeats.

Take pride in your persistence.

Believe in yourself enough to keep trying despite failing over and over again.

Your scars and your victories define you. They make you. They are things to be proud of.

The ones who work in the dark of night are our heroes. They are the ones who constantly forge ahead no matter how bad things may have been.




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