The words “shortcuts cause erosion” glared at me from a sign along a Colorado trail I recently ran. Its appearance was timely, as I was considering how to avoid the last ascent between me and my car. My Kansas lungs were duking it out with the altitude, and I was running on weak fumes. The sign did its job, and I stayed on the path. My finish was slow and labored, but I didn’t want to be the one to cause the trail to erode. I had seen severe erosion on the trail from water that formed startlingly deep crevices over the years. As I pondered the erosion, I had a visual for my pastor’s response to the idea that some things are too…
Categories: Fear
Tagged: Isaiah 41:10