This morning while running I was thinking about my training. I am following a program called Couch to 5K, it is designed to get you ready for a 5k in 9 weeks. However, I'm now in my 7th week of training, and I'm only doing week three's program. It is taking me much longer than the program is written for.
So if someone asked me do I say I'm in my seventh week or third week? Obviously I've been training for seven, but I'm only up to third week workout, so, it's complicated.
I was then thinking, "If someone asked me how it was going, I guess I'll just say 'fine'." Even though I have a lot of frustration about my lack of progress. It is just too much to go into.
Here's the thing. I think our spiritual journey is much the same. We wrestle with things we should do, or know, or be. But we're not there yet, in fact, we're behind where we "ought" to be. It's complicated.
So if anyone were to ask we would say we're "fine". The troubling thing? We don't ask. I don't think we ask with sincere interest nearly enough. Because we're all living complicated lives. If I don't ask you about your journey, you won't ask about mine.
What should we do to open dialog to encourage one another on our journey?
--Ben
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"What should we do to open dialog to encourage one another on our journey?"
Don't be afraid to be honest. If you're weak, say so and someone may bless you with their own testimony. If you're strong you may bless someone with your own testimony. Just be honest because honesty carries no additional weight.
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