Board Breaking
Something that not a lot of people know (or maybe they do because of parents and Facebook, I don't know) is that I am I black belt in Taekwondo. Last night, our instructor had us breaking boards. It's a simple enough task, I've been doing this for awhile and I've done it a lot. But, not all boards are created equal. Last night was evidence of this.
I'd just watch my brother fail and my sister succeed(we're all black belts so you might not want to mess with us) and I was up. My kick broke the board first try but my hand technique was a different story. I am not fond of that move and dread every time I have to break a board with it. Needless to say, I didn't break it the first. Or the second. Or the third. You get the picture. Eventually I did break it (yay!) but the point is, I struggled with something I knew that I could do.
The most important part of your body in a board break is your mind. Not arms, legs, or hips. The moment you think, I can't do this, is the moment that you can't. My instructor used the example of Peter walking on the water (Matthew 14:22-33). The moment he let the wind and the waves get to him was the moment he started to sink. The moment when I start to doubt or dread the board break is the moment that I can't break it.
The same can be said for any situation in life. My parents always say that you determine how you feel. You can take offense at someone's comment or feel hurt over something that someone did. Now, these things can be justified but they aren't healthy. As a race, I feel like we tend to hold onto things. Hurt, offence, is one of those things. It divides us and in the end, you aren't the only one who is hurt. Now, what does this have to do with my example? Answer: the moment that you hold onto that negative emotion is the moment when you start to fall away. Not only are your present relationships a little (or a lot) messed up, so are your future ones. You don't trust or open up as easily, you're more reluctant to join in.
The church is called to be a body, one that is united. For that we need community, relationship. The moment we hold to hurt is the moment that the whole body suffers. I'm not saying this to guilt trip anyone or make them feel bad, I just feel like this is incredibly important. I know that sometimes I act wrong or I'll say something without really thinking or put it the wrong way and in doing that, I can hurt someone. I've done it before. And I know how easy it is to be hurt but we have to let it go. The moment you let that hurt stay is the moment we grow farther apart. Suddenly you don't want to talk to that person because of what they said. Forgiveness is hard but like me, maybe that person didn't mean what they said. Talk to them. Explain what you feel that person did wrong and how you feel.
Both as a church and as human beings, we can't let anything get in the way otherwise, the board will not break and it'll hurt for a bit, more than if you broke it the first time.
I'd just watch my brother fail and my sister succeed(we're all black belts so you might not want to mess with us) and I was up. My kick broke the board first try but my hand technique was a different story. I am not fond of that move and dread every time I have to break a board with it. Needless to say, I didn't break it the first. Or the second. Or the third. You get the picture. Eventually I did break it (yay!) but the point is, I struggled with something I knew that I could do.
The most important part of your body in a board break is your mind. Not arms, legs, or hips. The moment you think, I can't do this, is the moment that you can't. My instructor used the example of Peter walking on the water (Matthew 14:22-33). The moment he let the wind and the waves get to him was the moment he started to sink. The moment when I start to doubt or dread the board break is the moment that I can't break it.
The same can be said for any situation in life. My parents always say that you determine how you feel. You can take offense at someone's comment or feel hurt over something that someone did. Now, these things can be justified but they aren't healthy. As a race, I feel like we tend to hold onto things. Hurt, offence, is one of those things. It divides us and in the end, you aren't the only one who is hurt. Now, what does this have to do with my example? Answer: the moment that you hold onto that negative emotion is the moment when you start to fall away. Not only are your present relationships a little (or a lot) messed up, so are your future ones. You don't trust or open up as easily, you're more reluctant to join in.
The church is called to be a body, one that is united. For that we need community, relationship. The moment we hold to hurt is the moment that the whole body suffers. I'm not saying this to guilt trip anyone or make them feel bad, I just feel like this is incredibly important. I know that sometimes I act wrong or I'll say something without really thinking or put it the wrong way and in doing that, I can hurt someone. I've done it before. And I know how easy it is to be hurt but we have to let it go. The moment you let that hurt stay is the moment we grow farther apart. Suddenly you don't want to talk to that person because of what they said. Forgiveness is hard but like me, maybe that person didn't mean what they said. Talk to them. Explain what you feel that person did wrong and how you feel.
Both as a church and as human beings, we can't let anything get in the way otherwise, the board will not break and it'll hurt for a bit, more than if you broke it the first time.
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