I’m nearing the end of my swim lessons. I have one lesson left in a couple of weeks. However, the mere fact that I’ve come this far – by Faith, is simply astounding to me. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it – after I’ve gotten into the water that is. It seems that every week, there’s been this apprehension about going to class. This nervousness about whether or not I would be able to learn the next thing that was taught.
With each lesson, I’ve come away with a particular aspect of swimming that I prefer the most. And at each new lesson, I’ve wanted to only apply what I’d previously learned. But each time the instructor facilitates a new move, I get excited when I accomplish it. Ain’t that just like life? For me, I get comfortable doing something one way. And when I find another (maybe easier) way to do it, I offer some resistance. Just like swimming, each lesson has built on the last one that once they are all put together, I can successfully swim unaided.
Do you see where I’m going with this? In my life, I’ve wanted to be in a relationship so bad that I failed to build on the things that God has been instructing me to do in my Single life. I would continue to do what I’d always been doing as a Single person: pursuing a relationship. I needed to build a life for myself that was so fulfilled that even if there wasn’t another person in it, I would be able to live unaided and not feel alone.
My Journey, My Story 