Today I went to Barnes and Noble to browse the book selection. I still read books.
There was a lady talking to a little girl who was crying. She had become separated from her mother. The store isn’t too large, but with all of the stacks of books, for a short little girl it becomes a maze.
I heard the lady ask the little girl to follow her to the counter and they could ask the clerk to page her mother.
The little girl cried out passionately, “No!”
I’m not sure why she objected. Maybe she was embarrassed that she was lost. Maybe she felt like her mother would be upset if she had her name called over the loudspeaker. Maybe she felt like she would get in trouble for having gotten separated.
Regardless, she didn’t want to do the necessary thing that would solve her problem.
I can be like that.
When I am in trouble or afraid, I neglect the very thing that would solve my problem.
Other people may tell me the answer I need. I may already know what I need to do in my own heart. But I still neglect to take action.
When I find myself there, nothing will change until I decide to overcome the fear and do what needs to be done.
Joel Stiff's Adventure 