Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
Today I was reminded that it is better to keep on doing the right thing even if you don't feel like it. I was swimming at the pool and I noticed that my laps were going really slow. I know I was not feeling like my usual self but something was different. I quickly realized my laps were dragging on because right next to me the aqua aerobics was having their class. Their horizontal movements back and forth were upsetting my vertical swimming movements.It was also a spiritual thing. Swimming for me is usually a calm and relaxing experience with peace. With all those people in the water it was like I was feeling all the stress that they were feeling and the blaring music compounded the situation.
I had a choice to make. I could stop and quit or keep swimming with the knowledge that I could easily finish but just a lot slower than usual. I chose to keep swimming.
Later I ran into one of the toxic people at work I thought was being transferred. Then she came in the room to deliver bad news. I decided instead of being short like her like I had done in the past I would choose to be nice. It was a good decision. We actually had a good conversation and she shared some intimate details about her life.
That also happened in a few other situations this week. I allowed myself to slow down and just keep going forward ( vertically). Like my swimming adventure this morning my job is to keep swimming at any speed whatever is going around me and with the Lord's help I know I can.
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