A young man who was heavily drunk was rowing a boat moored on the bank of a river. He wanted to return to his village across the river. Drunkenness made him not realize that the boat was still tied to a rope tied with wood on the river bank.
With all his might and difficulty, the young man rowed his boat. Slowly the boat began to move. Because it is tied with a rope tied with wood on the river bank, the boat moves as far as the length of the rope. The young man was increasingly trying to row his boat to get to his house quickly. Drowsiness and tiredness put him to sleep.
When he wakes up and wakes up from his hangover, it turns out that he is still in the boat and hasn’t gone anywhere. The young man released the rope that tied his boat and began to row the boat again. Finally he arrived safely at his house.
Sometimes our lives are like that young man. We have tried our best to row the boat of life to go in a better direction. However, like that young man, our efforts are in vain and a waste of time and energy if our minds are still tied to bad past experiences, full of failures, fears, disappointments, worries, feelings of accusation, feelings of unworthiness, and feelings of guilt. other negative feelings.
In addition, the negative words we hear from others about us and even our comfort zones can be a very powerful “rope” to hinder our progress in God. “Everyone who is ready to plow but looks back is not worthy of the kingdom of God.” This means that God wants us to no longer be bound by our past. God longs to bring us to experience the fulfillment of His promises. It is His will for us to experience the best in life. Learn from the experience of the young man.
We cannot move forward if the boat of our life is still tied behind us. Let’s untie the “rope” that binds our boat of life and move forward to experience the best of God.
𝐈𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐫 