When God broke through

The boards didn’t break. 

I was testing for my black belt in tae kwon do and had prepared for the day in every way that I knew how. The test for the first black belt rank requires the demonstration of nine forms or patterns of tae kwon do moves, single-combat sparring, sparring against three people, and culminates with breaking boards—four with a kick and two with your hand. Despite all my practice—coming early and staying late to break boards, refining my technique to harness all my power in the kick—when it came to the final portion of the test, the boards didn’t break.

This experience really showed me what a practical support to our lives the Bible Lesson can be.

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