Just keep swimming

I was swimming through Lee Lake with a few friends and the waves were getting quite large as we cut back up the other side of the lake. I was concentrating on staying with my friend who seemed to be pushing it at a very fast pace. My mind was focused on one thing...swimming. There are so few times am just focused on one thing. So often I can even stress myself out trying to mentally juggle all the many things that need to get done to keep our life and home running smoothly. I think about work, appointments, making lunch for my husband and setting up coffee for the next day. I stress about family situations and how life still doesn't seem to be landing where I thought it would. I can wind myself up in knots in my mind just thinking of too many things at once. But as I swam today I only thought about what I was doing in the present and I wondered...what if my mind were this one tracked all the time? Life would feel a little easier that is for sure. Walking with the Lord is a lot like swimming. He helps me find that focused place of calm and reminds me that it will all be ok....and today I seem to hear him whisper, "Just keep swimming"!