Written By: Colbi Pickett | CS Girls East Coast Coordinator
Photo By: Casey Cruciano 

I can’t tell you the last time I was in a surfing funk… so when this funk hit, it hit hard. For weeks, I paddled out carrying the previous bad session with me, making the current one even worse… I couldn’t break the cycle. 

My mind was just filled with past failures

Remember last week, you couldn’t even make it past the break?

Remember how gnarly those falls were? 

That turn was awful..

Do you even know how to surf?

Having this run through my mind every session made me not even want to paddle out. I caught myself thinking “What’s the point… I’m just gonna blow it.”

I’m stoked to say, I finally got out of this funk! It wasn’t until I paddled out into an empty lineup at my home break. It was just my husband and me…He saw me in my head struggling and said, “Colbi, just have fun.” The power of those words was transformative. Not only did I feel like I could surf again, but I had the joy that surfing brought me again! 

I think we often get caught in the same rut with our faith – worrying, striving, wanting to do everything right, and being everything to everyone. We do this until we’re so bogged down and exhausted that we just want to throw in the towel, feeling like the joy we once felt with the Lord is gone. Thinking, “What’s the point?” 

What if we all took a deep breath and decided to have fun in our Faith…Fun with the Faither. Remembering the joy we once felt with Him!  Talk about a transformative!

My mantra lately has been: 

Nehemiah 8:10
“The Joy of the Lord is my strength.”  

Striving isn’t my strength. Performance isn’t my strength. Worrying isn’t my strength. But the JOY of the Lord is my strength!