Every prudent man acts with knowledge, but a fool lays open his folly. Proverbs 13:16

 

A few days ago I took a break from riding my motorcycle at a state park’s overlook. As I sat there, a few mothers and their children walked up. One of the boys ran ahead of the group and climbed a tree to the first large branch. He was about 10 feet off the ground and called to his group to show off his accomplishment. When it came time to come down, he was scared and had no clue how he was going to drop down from that limb. His mother tried to reach her arm up, but she was no help. This ordeal went on for 5 minutes and the boy became more worried. I was going to help, but I didn’t for two reasons….I was glad to see a kid of this generation climbing a tree and secondly, this was going to be a life lesson for him and he needed to learn what goes up, must come down with consequences.

 

After time had passed, the boy finally mustered up the courage to drop down and to his surprise, he survived with no injuries and was relieved. I thought this is certainly the makings of a blog, so here it goes…..

 

As humans, we want to achieve much in life. Oftentimes our pride pushes us beyond the boundaries that God sets. The harsh reality is when we run ahead of God, we find ourselves isolated and left to go at it with our own strength. I can personally tell you, your strength will only take you so far, then you become overwhelmed and spiritually/physically drained. God never intended for His children to rely completely on their own strength to achieve a successful life.

 

Maybe you are running ahead of others and you feel as if there is nothing you can’t accomplish. I encourage you to check in with God to make sure He is keeping up with your stride and directing your ever step. Otherwise, you’ll be like that boy, stuck high up with no where to go but down….and it’s a long way back to solid ground. Every step of success should be stamped with God’s approval, be sure you got it as you go through life! God bless!