A strange thing happened to me this morning,
It's a beautiful time of year but I was feeling a bit overwhelmed with a few things, and I'm ashamed to say it stole my enthusiasm for a minute....
My greatest enemy has always been the spirit of discouragement.
If I'm not careful, that spirit will creep back into my life and start whispering doubt and fear...
Anyway, this morning I opened my laptop and accidentally clicked into iTunes (which i never really use) and a sound bite started playing thru my headphones...
It was an audio clip I downloaded years ago from The Fellowship of The Ring... where Frodo shares with Gandalf his remorse about the overwhelming quest they have embarked upon:
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Frodo: I wish the Ring had never come to me. I wish none of this had happened.
My greatest enemy has always been the spirit of discouragement.
If I'm not careful, that spirit will creep back into my life and start whispering doubt and fear...
Anyway, this morning I opened my laptop and accidentally clicked into iTunes (which i never really use) and a sound bite started playing thru my headphones...
It was an audio clip I downloaded years ago from The Fellowship of The Ring... where Frodo shares with Gandalf his remorse about the overwhelming quest they have embarked upon:
***
Frodo: I wish the Ring had never come to me. I wish none of this had happened.
Gandalf: So do all who live to see such times, but that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.”
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It gets me every time.
Maybe this was just a coincidence or maybe God clicked play on this one...
Either way, I needed to hear it.
And maybe someone else out there needed it too.
You can be in the worst storm of your life.... everything can be falling apart... you can be discouraged or sad, or lost... and still decide to what to do with the next day, the next hour, the next minute that is given to you... and that is a comforting thought.
I know what I need to do today and I hope you do to.
Keep going and never become discouraged,
Ben
You can be in the worst storm of your life.... everything can be falling apart... you can be discouraged or sad, or lost... and still decide to what to do with the next day, the next hour, the next minute that is given to you... and that is a comforting thought.
I know what I need to do today and I hope you do to.
Keep going and never become discouraged,
Ben