Wall Jumping Queen

I have now been dubbed the Wall Jumping Queen. Woohoo! I fought long and hard to earn this title. Fortunately, it was well worth the effort. I could admit to performing spectacular physical feats such as the ones I saw on Wipeout tonight, or I could claim that I regularly wall jump in somewhat of the same manner as Spiderman. But I won't. Because I got my new title from my uncanny ability to keep Super Mario from falling down crevices by bumping into walls and bouncing back up to where he was supposed to be. He falls, I frantically move my Wii controller and press buttons, and he bounces his way back out again, usually to fall into the next crevice and have the previous motions repeated.

Doesn't stuff always happen like that? Just about the time I work out all the problems and get out of a situation, I plop myself right back into a new one that is just as, if not more, difficult than the one I was just in. I think they call it, "jumping from the frying pan into the fire" . . .

So how do you defeat the epidemic of the wall jumps? It should be as easy as snagging that penguin suit at the beginning of the level and letting Mario slide his way through the crevices and problems. But in real life . . . I think Bible study would have to be the protective penguin coat I'm searching for. With God on your side, you aren't free and clear, but you seem to slide through the hard times a little easier. He'll give you the necessary support to finish your 'level' of trial. And perseverance. I know I don't do things perfectly the first time through. I usually have to fail and try several times before I get something right. But a just man falls seven times and still gets up again. Keep on trying!

I don't mean to downplay trials or the importance of including Christ and the Bible in your everyday walk. But I think we can learn somethings from video games sometimes. Today, I learned what it means to wall jump. Tomorrow, who knows? I eagerly await a tutorial session with the Super Mario.

If anyone sees me trying to spring jump against a wall tomorrow, just ignore me. I'll fail soon enough.