Water and the Power of Persistence
I am always amazed at water . It is the model of persistence . Water has a way of pushing through amazing obstacles , one drip at a time . There have been many instances where what seemed to be an innocuous drip was really a tiny part of a dam pushing through a little at a time . Water is also very adaptable to what it wants to accomplish . Water can be calm and peaceful , but become raging and destructive . A lake can rise inch by inch and suddenly become a flood . A bay can combine with wind to be an agitator and bulldozer to wash away structures during a hurricane .
We need to be more like water . We need to be determined to push through our obstacles whether by peace or by force . We should be encouraged by the persistence of a drop of water . Just as we can be inspired by a mustard seed , we can be strengthened by the flow of water .
Imagine our lives as if it were a stream . It can trickle along gently , flowing across pebbles and shaping them as we move over them . Water changes things . It exerts gentle pressure over time and softens hard rocks into rounded pebbles . Water combines with others to gain power . A stream joins with other streams to make a river . A river combines with other rivers to make its way to an ocean . Water is not satisfied with being a mere drop , but makes its way drop by drop to being a grand ocean . Water carries things . It carries life along its banks . It carries progress from place to place . Water moves people and things from where they are to where they need to be .
Water is a change agent . It changes barren lands to fertile grounds . It can cut off or it can bring together . Even when it divides , it can still be crossed . Water changes the power balance . Water rises to the occasion . When life pours too much in it , it just finds new paths for it to flourish . When life tries to contain it , water pushes through to where it wants to go .
Sometimes , we need to be more like water and find a way to push through . Water is persistent . We need to be persistent as well . We need to move towards our goals , one step at a time . Our goals will not be reached overnight , but through the diligence of continued steps . We need to combine our strengths with others to form alliances that get us to where we want to go . When we add and multiply our strengths , we will eventually overflow our present boundaries and flow out into our full destiny . We need to carry ourselves from dream to reality to prosperity . We should not be satisfied with stagnancy , but keep current and keep moving toward a life full of productivity and creativity and fruitfulness .
Most of all , we should be full of life . Full of life-giving nourishment . Full of life-giving hydration . We should add to , not take away from . We should rejuvenate , not suck the life out of others ’ dreams . We should bring forth creativity , not stifle .
If ever we need encouragement , we should think about a drop of water . We should think about how water gets where it wants to , drop by drop , building pressure that eventually results in a breakthrough . There is so much power in a drop of water . It is just the beginning . It is only the promise of what is yet to come .
If a drop of water can move a mountain through persistence , then surely we can achieve our goals through persistence as well .