Another GOOD one from Celebrate Recovery. A friend of mine ran a marathon. He told me it was one of the most difficult things hes ever done. He explained that at a certain point in the race, his mind began to tell him, Its time to stop. You cant go on. Marathon runners call this hitting the wall. Only by pushing through that wall are runners able to finish the race. Being in recovery is a lot like running a marathon. At some point, we start to hear that old tape in our heads: You cant go any further. This is just too hard for you. That means we are about to hit the wall, and were faced with the choice to push even harder or give up. Experienced runners say they get through the wall by trusting their training and with the help of all the people on the sidelines cheering them on. Thats the part our sponsors and accountability partners bring to our recovery---their encouragement means everything. The difference between winning and losing, to a large extent, depends on who we choose to listen to. If we listen to the voices that tell us to give up because we are never going to make it, well never see the end of the race. But is we choose to push through the wall and go for the finish line, we will hear the cheers of angels.
Posted on: Sun, 04 Jan 2015 19:37:17 +0000
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