Lesson from the Land of Middle Earth

Something that I came across from Our Journey. To all the fans of LOTR trilogy...

Remember the 2nd part of the trilogy where Frodo finally came to the point of giving up. The responsiblity of bring the Ring to its origin was really wearing him out. He told Sam that he couldn't do it anymore. That was when Sam told Frodo this:

"I know...By right we shouldn't even be here, but we are. It's like in the great stories, Frodo - the ones that really matter. Full of darkness and danger, they were, and sometimes you didn't want to know the end, because how could the end be happy? How could the world go back to the way it was when so much bad happened? But in the end it's only a passing thing, this shadow; even darkness must pass. Living day will come, and when the sun shines it will shine out the clearer. Those were the stories that stayed with you, that meant something - even if you were too small to understand why.

But I think, Mr. Frodo, I do understand, I know now. Folks in those stories had lots of chances to turning back, only they didn't. They kept going because they were holding on to something."

What are we holding on to? Sam was right. Those people held on to something. Something that kept them going even when everything seemed so messed up or failed around them. They keep on moving forward, not letting the 'turning back' chances to catch up with them.

Everything else might fail us but if we hold on to Him, we will be able to finish the race without losing our medal. Are we holding on to our God and eternal life or are we holding on to something else?

No matter how good, how much you try, make sure you have your eyes fixed. Know what & where we are running to...

"...You know, most of our lives we try to run so fast & run so strong. If we would admit to ourselves we don't want to be winners here... But you know, the only safe place to run is into the arms of God..."
- Martin Smith, Delirious?