I recently finished reading “Seal Team Six,” by Howard E. Wasdin, and was struck by his use of the phrase, “ You’re Not A Finished Product.” If anyone had experienced one extreme situation after another it was him. In one of his darkest recovery moments he felt these words spoken over him as a reminder to keep pressing forward through the pain.

In our productivity culture sometimes we forget to embrace the journey. My quick encouragement to our hearts this week is to remember that whatever we are walking through is a unique part of our journey. Perhaps today is not about the finish line but the journey we take to get there.