After a long absence, I am joining the Five Minute Friday (FMF) writing community, hosted by Kate Motaung, for our weekly writing adventure. The writing prompt is, “Far.” Please click here to learn about Five Minute Friday and read posts from other members of the FMF community.
How far am I from my goal? When the goal is a tangible one, the distance can be determined by an objective measure. For example, if my goal is to write 500 words in a 15 minute writing session, at the end of the session, the number of words written will let me know if I accomplished my goal or even exceeded it.
But when the goal is something less tangible, like recovering from heartbreak or rejection, or healing from the loss of a loved one, progress can be harder to gauge. Sometimes a simple indicator of progress can be the willingness to entertain the possibility that there is an “after this” in our story. And the reason we can entertain such a possibility is the God of hope. The God of all grace. He gives us hope and a future (Jer. 29:11).