Wall Wisdom 101

Wall Wisdom 101

Have you ever run into a wall? Either figuratively or literally will do but I’d like to focus more on the figurative. Maybe it’s a wall in your job whereas you feel powerless to advance any further within your organization. Maybe it’s a wall in a current relationship where further intimacy or closeness seems impossible to achieve. Maybe it’s a wall financially - a wall which many are having difficulty scaling in light of the current credit and overall economic crunch. To simplify (In true Reader’s Digest form): A wall in your life represents anything that appears to be immovable and sometimes un-scalable at first appearance.

But the very fact that a “wall” exists points to a very simple and encouraging fact: Walls are only erected to protect something of value on the other side. Consequently, we realize that the very fact that a “wall” exists within our personal lives points to something of value on the other side worth having. One of the most well-known walls which comes to minds is “The Great Wall.” A wall which stretches over four-thousand miles long and was guarded by more then a million men at its peak usage. This “Great Wall” existed to protect a big country and vast dynasty.

Thus we learn another truth about walls: The “bigger the wall” the “greater the value” on the other side. Now take this principle and apply it to your personal life and “personal walls.” Suddenly we realize that even though the personal wall we may be facing is foreboding it is also promising of something of great value on the other side of it – and the more insurmountable the wall may appear the greater the victory and value on the other side.
God completely understands these principles of walls both literally and figuratively and consequently promises us that He will help us gain victory over these hindrances which many times seemingly keep us from moving forward. (Psalm. 18:29)

But that brings up a final truth about “walls:” Dealing with walls and “Scaling walls” builds endurance, strength, and experience for future “walls.” And this is preciously one reason why God allows “walls” in our lives. God says “We have need for endurance.” (Hebrews 10:36) Why? Because this endurance, “produces character, and character produces hope.” (Romans 5:4) Through facing our “personal walls” a Godly character infused with hope is created, since we realize with each subsequent wall that nothing is impossible with God. As Soren Kierkegard once said, “Hope is passion for what is possible.”

The seemingly insurmountable wall in your life right now is being used by God to build endurance, character, and hope. God’s desire is for you “conquer your wall” but only after building a necessary endurance and character that will aid in building an unshakable hope and strength for your present and future.


Rev. Kevin Mills
Prairie Community Church