Symbol: Learning
to ride a bike.
Lesson: Don’t
give up. Experience & confidence come from repeatedly trying.
Illustration:
Learning
to ride bicycle is one of those youthful experiences that people recount with
horror and with laughter. Even initially with training wheels, it can be
unnerving. Scrapes and bruises are pretty much bound to happen. But most
everyone I’ve ever met, eventually conquers their fears, learns to balance and
steer and becomes so good at it, they can even ride declaring, “Look ma! No
hands.”
The same goes with learning
to express ourselves, especially about potentially volatile subject such as the
Bible. We may feel a great deal of apprehension for fear of not knowing what to
say, saying the wrong thing, or being humiliated. But if we don’t “take the
bull by the horns” and make repeated attempts, we will never gain the
confidence to declare our faith easily. Instead of worrying that we may “fall”
in our efforts, just accept that we WILL fall--and tell ourselves to get back up and try again. It is part of learning. As time
progresses and you gain more experience and confidence, you will remember and
learn new ways to speak with those you are sincerely trying to aid.
Notes: (n/a)
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