some things just shouldn't be so hard...

That's my littlest boy, Sammie, learning to ride his bike.

(don't 'ya love how he can barely see out from under his helmet?)

D'you remember how hard it was to learn to ride yours?  Scraped knees, bleeding elbows, tears and fear and disappointment.  Your Mom telling you to wait a few years, your Dad telling her to 'shush' and running behind you for days and days while you screamed at him, "DON'T LET GO!!"

Remember?

Chances are that same difficulty, those same hurts (except now on a spiritual and emotional and psychological level) assail you as you try to build your life.

Especially if you're trying to live a life less ordinary, trying to chart a course outside the margins, I bet you're finding that the process is long and hard.

Right?

And the thing is, when life gets this tough, we're tempted to start asking ourselves if we're really doing the right thing.  We get to wondering if maybe we've bitten off more than we can chew or if we've mistaken our calling.

That shot of Sammie reminded me of a couple things that I felt compelled to share with you my fellow filmmakers, Church planter/preachers and sojourners.

1) Yes, as you build your life you're going to get hurt.  It's part of it.  Remember to keep getting back up and putting foot to pedal.

2) Yes, it's possible to make mistakes and if you're hitting the wall over and over and over again you might seriously consider taking a break to reevaluate--with the counsel of your most trusted 'no B.S' friends and family--whether or not you're actually on the right path.

But it was number 3 that I was most excited to remind you of.

3) Sometimes, you just find a thing that comes so easy, it's like taking candy from a baby.  Sure you have to work like heck to get your chances but once you're 'there' (your movie is set up, your TV series is on the air, your Church exists, your business is growing...) you just sit down into it and rock it.  

If you've found that thing don't let anything stop you from doing it.

Like my Sammie.

'Cause what I didn't tell you off the top was that he got on that thing, I ran with him for a sec' and when he started shouting "LET GO DADDY!  LET GO!  LET GO!  LET DO (sic)!" I did and he just rode off into the sunset.

Seriously.  Got it on his first try while he was still three years old.

My son, the future F1 driver.

Just like you.

T