Step By Step

"The only courage that matters is the kind that gets you from one moment to the next." -- Mignon McLaughlin

I feel there is a profound truth in the above quote. Sometime I worry about if I have enough faith and courage for the long haul in so many areas, such as family relationships and my business. But I don't really need enough courage to face the next years, months or even weeks. All that is needed for today is enough faith and courage to face today and do what God wants me to do at this moment.I am way too out of shape to have the courage to try to walk, much less run, a marathon. Twenty-six miles is overwhelming in my mind at the moment. But God hasn't told me to run or walk a marathon today. Still, I can almost always find the strength and courage for one step. One more step after one more step will eventually take me whatever distance I need to go. The distance that seemed impossible and that I did not have enough courage to try becomes a journey I have made as I look back over the distance and realize that one moment at a time I have progressed far past the goals I had courage to believe I could reach.