willingness to swim upstream

 

My dear friend shared this image with me...it reminded me of a quote that I've been relating to lately but when I first heard it I didn't quite understand.

"You cannot just float in the waters of life and trust that the current will take you wherever you hope to be one day.  Discipleship requires our willingness to swim upstream when needed." -Dieter F. Uchtdorf


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