The Undertow

"We see the undertow and we say..."

Finding Dory is currently in HEAVY rotation at our house, so this little rhyme is one of our favorites.  In the movie, a baby Dory finishes the rhyme "let's go" when it should be "Heck No!".  As Bug and I were quoting these lines today it struck me that this is true about real life. And I don't mean the undertow in the ocean. 

No, my friends, I mean the undertow(s) of life. The undercurrents that pull us away from where we're supposed to be.  The undertow of unhappiness, laziness, anger, gossip and more. It's different for everyone, everyone has something they are fighting and everyone has a different level of resistance to the undertow. And the undertow can grab us and pull us away faster than we can imagine.  In the movie Dory is trying to do something sweet for her mom when she gets sucked into the undertow, separating her from her parents. It happens in a flash.

Sigh...Sound familiar?? 

How many times do we think we're doing the right thing, only to look up and realize that we've been pulled away from our Heavenly Father? How many times do we get just a little too close to the ways of the world and get swept so far away that the journey back seems impossible? 

It's not. Like Dory's parents, God is waiting for us to come back.  He places trails for us to follow back to Him and believes that the truths He placed in our hearts will lead us back to Him.  And just like  Dory's parents, God stays in the same place, waiting for us to come back to Him.  

When you feel the undertow of life starting to pull at your heart, remember "we see the undertow and we say 'Heck no!' " And if it's already pulled you away from where you're supposed to be, remember whose child you are and go find Him, He is always waiting.  Just follow the way back to Him that He has placed all around you.