Why?

This beautiful journey the Lord has placed me on has been so difficult.  I don't understand why things cannot come easier.  It seems there are vines strung all across the field that keep tripping me up. I trust that I will get to the other side but when?  When will these vines stop twisting around my ankles?  I just want to run to the finish line.

I flew for the first time on July 7, 2007.  God confirmed in my heart that I was supposed to fly for Him.  I officially started on this journey to get my pilots license on May 6, 2009 and more than six years later, I have little to show for it.  A lot of heartache. I said to one of my flight instructors once, "If I wasn't called to do this, I would have quit by now."  It seems every time I turn around, there is another obstacle, some bigger than others.  Nothing that I cannot get through but Lord, can I please at least see one milestone completed?  I need clarity, I need wisdom and I could surely use the affirmation of receiving my pilots license. Please help me, I pray.

There are a million reasons to quit but One reason not to.

I press on.