One Saturday morning as my husband, Bill, was washing the car, he called me over to look at the door on the passenger side.

"What happened here?" he asked, as he pointed to an obvious dent in the door. 

"I don’t know what happened," I replied.

"Well," he said, "looks like somebody put a pretty strong ding in the side of your door. That’s not going to be as easy to fix as a nick would have been."

"What do you mean, not as easy to fix?" I asked curiously.  "What’s the difference between a ding and a nick?"

"Well, I’ll show you the difference," he said, as we walked to the other side of the car. "This is a nick," he pointed. "It’s just a chip and it can be touched up with matching paint. The difference between a ding and a nick is the force of the blow."

A move can be a ding or a nick, depending on the impact it has on our life. If a move is a ding, then it’s going to be harder to adjust than if the move is just a surface nick. The adjustment should be a lot easier if the move is a nick. The impact of a nick can be repaired from the outside. The repair can come from a surface change, like a warm smile, an embracing hug or even a change of attitude. A ding, however, has to be repaired from the inside. And for the mover with a ding, the change has to come from internal healing, or restoration—like forgiveness, overcoming anger, and healing hurt. Your adjustment to moving really does depend on the force of the blow.

Whether your move is a ding or a nick, I encourage you to be a "moving overcomer" with an unwavering faith, an inner strength, and an enduring perseverance that will  only come from a relationship with Jesus Christ. Let Jesus be the impact on your life today to help you handle the force of the blow that could come tomorrow.

Some scriptures for a 'ding' or a 'nick in your move:

I Thessalonians 5:17 - Pray without ceasing.

Proverbs 3:5-6 - Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.

Psalms 37:4-5 - Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord, trust also in Him, and He will do it.

Romans 8:25 - But if we hope for what we do not see, with perseverance we wait eagerly for it.

Scripture To Remember
…In Him all things hold together.
- Colossians 1:17

Question To Consider
Has my moving experience been a ding or a nick in my life?

Prayer
Lord, impact my life with your word and your promises. Increase my faith, give me an inner strength to face the dings and nicks in life, and the perseverance to start over and move ahead each day. Amen

Thought for the Day
Today I will choose to become a 'moving overcomer!'