Climbing the Wall

CLIMBING THE WALL

Have you ever felt like climbing the wall?  In the photos above and below, two of my grandchildren are enjoying a bit of "wall play."  In the first, they only achieved a one-foot-up, but the second photo features rounded walls at a museum and they were able to run up the side of the wall in a semi-climb- the-wall experience. 

Then, in the picture below, we have a full-on climbing-the-wall-and-proud-of-it moment.

While these glimpses of wall-climbing by my grandkids are fun, true climbing-the-wall situations are far from funny.  How about the past eight months?  Does anyone feel like climbing the wall over wearing masks, social distancing, and cramped lifestyles -- among other things?!?!

Here's my husband, my sister and her husband - all masked up and trying to play it safe with only ourselves as company in the Outer Banks this summer.  Who is sick of wearing masks?  Yes, I'm sure we all are, but since it's the only way to gather together and stay safe, we just gotta do it!  As Jesus said, "And just as you want men to do to you, you also do to them likewise," Luke 6:31.  

Now and then, we probably all feel like we could climb the walls, but rather than trying to do so and falling flat on our faces, let's take a deep breath and trust God to get us through this thing.  We don't understand why all these things are happening, but thankfully, we know the One who is in control of it all - and has a purpose for everything.  I love the verse in Proverbs, "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths" 3:4, 5.  He will not only direct your path, but He will help you smile through the struggle as you follow that path (:  There's an old saying that brings comfort in times of trouble:  "This too shall pass."

And as for climbing walls, the Psalmist said, "With your help I can advance against a troop; with my God I can scale a wall," 18:29 NIV.  And the prophet Joel wrote, "...they scale walls like soldiers," 2:7.  So - yes, when necessary, we can even climb a wall!