In each of his games over the years, there has always been one constant thorn in Sonic’s side… water. While the “Blue Blur” possesses nearly unmatched speed on solid surfaces, the wet stuff has consistently been his Achilles’ heel throughout his adventures, a persistent enemy that he couldn’t even engage in battle, much less defeat. But the water was never meant to be beaten, and Sonic’s path to victory didn’t lie in simply avoiding it… he had to rise above his fear of what it had done to him in the past as well as his resentment of its existence in his present so he could confidently run across it in his future.

The Lord doesn’t send these “thorns in our side” that represent seemingly unwinnable battles and cause us daily frustration, but He does permit them to exist so we’ll remember to lean on Him for His strength to overcome them instead of our own capabilities. While our Father has certainly proven Himself to be the Master of the water in all of its’ forms, He doesn’t always stop the rain or part the sea, and He isn’t giving out swimming lessons so can fight these battles without Him… He wants us to learn that it’s exclusively when we walk hand in hand with Him that we have access to the power to run across the water. We can do all things through Christ, but daily victory requires leaning on Him daily for our strength.

And lest I should be exalted above measure by the abundance of the revelations, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I be exalted above measure. Concerning this thing I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might depart from me. And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong. 2 Corinthians 12:7-10

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13

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