Patience and Timing

I had mini-revelation yesterday after I got through with skating practice. I was stuck in traffic for a good hour on my way to dinner after skating and I was processing through some things. The last week or two I've been skating very poorly. It's incredibly frustrating to struggle through things that, under normal circumstances, are easy. But with all the craziness that's been my life in the last 2 weeks I've been a bit distracted even while skating. Usually I use that time to decompress and focus on skating. But sometimes I can't stop thinking about all the things that are going on with friends, big decisions, the long to-do list, etc.

Yesterday I had a great practice. I was really pleased with the progress I had made and the corrections on jumps and spins that I made. When I stopped to think about what made it work on the ice the two things that stood out were timing and patience. When I am patient and let things work the way they are supposed to my jumps work well. They are easy and light. When I'm distracted on the ice I find myself rushing through things and trying to force my timing, which just means things don't work the way they should and I inevitably end up on my butt. I think this is a perfect parallel to my life. When I stop focusing on Christ, when I try to rush through things and push my timing, everything sort of falls apart. Sometimes you can muscle through, but most of the time it's way more difficult then it needs to be and it often ends up with me failing. Miserably. I'm learning how to be patient. How to trust in His timing. And learning that the results are ALWAYS better that way.