Leveling Out
After church today, I made an impulse decision to ride the Harley down to the Turtle Club in Clear Lake to see some friends. As I was sitting at the Turtle Club, I could feel the bar moving. Oh I guess I should mention that it’s a floating bar. As waves come in, it moves with them. If the lake level goes up or down, the bar adjusts and levels out accordingly.
After I got home, I thought more about both Joel’s message today on Letting Go and Letting God and about being at the Turtle Club. I know you are thinking well how can he draw something out of a message at church and a floating bar? Well y’all know that inspiration strikes me in the oddest of ways sometimes, and this was one of them.
I know the times in my life where I get or have been the most frustrated, stressed, sad or confused were when I was not adjusting with the waves, which caused me to be off balance. I was trying to fix the wave rather than go with it. And without fail, the wave crashes over my head leaving me gasping for air and disoriented. That comes from my inner engineer thinking I can fix things all the time. That is one of my many improvement opportunities, but I at least know what it looks like now and when it’s happening.
I also know that when I finally come to terms with a situation and know I can’t fix it no matter what I do, I surrender it to God and feel a peace come over me just like the Turtle Club rolls with the wave. There are some times where I see it real quick and others where I fight it. That’s just part of being a flawed human being. Letting things go is not always easy as our nature is to think/feel we have failed if we can’t fix someone, fix the relationship, fix the job, etc. It comes back to fear and shame which exists in every single of one of us. I recall one of the first times I surrendered 3+ years ago was sitting in the floor of my house crying so hard I physically hurt, clutching my mother’s Bible, and said “God I can’t do this anymore…there is absolutely nothing I can say or do that can fix this…I need your help, please.” Things began changing that night for me, and they still are changing every single day. If you are struggling with something and need help, it starts with two words: “I surrender.”
After church today, I made an impulse decision to ride the Harley down to the Turtle Club in Clear Lake to see some friends. As I was sitting at the Turtle Club, I could feel the bar moving. Oh I guess I should mention that it’s a floating bar. As waves come in, it moves with them. If the lake level goes up or down, the bar adjusts and levels out accordingly.
After I got home, I thought more about both Joel’s message today on Letting Go and Letting God and about being at the Turtle Club. I know you are thinking well how can he draw something out of a message at church and a floating bar? Well y’all know that inspiration strikes me in the oddest of ways sometimes, and this was one of them.
I know the times in my life where I get or have been the most frustrated, stressed, sad or confused were when I was not adjusting with the waves, which caused me to be off balance. I was trying to fix the wave rather than go with it. And without fail, the wave crashes over my head leaving me gasping for air and disoriented. That comes from my inner engineer thinking I can fix things all the time. That is one of my many improvement opportunities, but I at least know what it looks like now and when it’s happening.
I also know that when I finally come to terms with a situation and know I can’t fix it no matter what I do, I surrender it to God and feel a peace come over me just like the Turtle Club rolls with the wave. There are some times where I see it real quick and others where I fight it. That’s just part of being a flawed human being. Letting things go is not always easy as our nature is to think/feel we have failed if we can’t fix someone, fix the relationship, fix the job, etc. It comes back to fear and shame which exists in every single of one of us. I recall one of the first times I surrendered 3+ years ago was sitting in the floor of my house crying so hard I physically hurt, clutching my mother’s Bible, and said “God I can’t do this anymore…there is absolutely nothing I can say or do that can fix this…I need your help, please.” Things began changing that night for me, and they still are changing every single day. If you are struggling with something and need help, it starts with two words: “I surrender.”
Because you reached out to HIM. HE was there with you carrying you when you weren't strong and walking beside you as you grew in HIS love. You have a GREAT friend in GOD.
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