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When Your Back is Against the Wall
by
Ann Stewart
Is your back smack up against the wall? You can go no
further and you’re feeling trapped. You feel like there is no way out of
your dilemma with no one to help you. You’ve tried everything within
your power and now you’re desperate.
Whom can you turn to now? Maybe you’ve heard of God doing miraculous
things for certain people, but you’re not sure about all that. It all
could have been coincidence, the medicine, or lucky circumstances that
made those things come to pass for others. It could also be that those
who experienced such wild-sounding claims were “good.” You may even be
saying to yourself that you do not deserve any favors from God. Why
would He reach down and bother to help you?
Let’s imagine standing up against a wall. Your heels and shoulders are
touching it. It feels rough to the touch and you’re feeling confined,
don’t you? I remember a story my hubby told me once. Jack is a great
baseball fan and follows everyone and everything about it. You might say
he is an expert on baseball and all its great characters. Ted Williams
in his coaching career was teaching a rookie how not to stand when at
bat. The young man for some reason did not swing wide and consequently
did not get any hits on base. Williams had him stand right up against a
wall. He then shouted at him: “Swing!” The young man was dumbfounded,
staring at his coach as if with a gigantic question mark on his
forehead. “That’s right; you can’t swing, can you,” was Mantle’s answer
to his curious look. “Well, the coach continued, why is your stance at
the plate as if you’ve got a wall stuck to your backside?”
The message may be to hang loose, relax, and swing freely. That sounds
easy, but how do you do it? Let’s have a look at what the Word of God
has to say. Would you agree with me that it’s good to go directly to the
source rather than rely on your own thoughts and opinions? Proverbs 3:
5-6 tells us to trust the Lord with all our heart. If you do not lean on
your own understanding, but in all ways acknowledge Him, He will direct
your path. In Psalm 18:29 David tells us that by Him he had run through
a troop; and leaped over a wall.” David loved his God and relied on Him
completely. If he could leap over his wall, do you think that you will
be able to take a step away from your wall? It takes one tiny step of
faith at a time. With each tiny step our faith and trust build up.
Be encouraged. Walls can be self-made, forced on us through ineptitude
or carelessness on the part of others, or pop up from nowhere. It does
not matter what your wall is made of, or who erected it. The important
thing is not to look back at the wall and try and force it out of the
way. It is rigid. It will not move. The wall represents the hard reality
of the pain, grief or circumstances in your life. It’s there; you cannot
do anything about that! But, if you look up, square your shoulders and
determine to go forward – one tiny step at a time - your wall will back
off! Focus on your Healer, Deliverer, and Provider. He not only has the
answer, He will fill you with joy. That is power! You’ll be free to
swing again and hit homeruns!
About the Author:
Ann is the author of “With Wings as Eagles,” an
inspirational testimonial of overcoming major obstacles.
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