Trust
Today I saw that I still have a couple of bruises on me from Falls Creek. Those bruises reminded me of my trip up and down some of the rockiest hills in the great state of Oklahoma…and my increase in faith in the folks who helped me get up those hills.
See…I am not a nature person in the least. I prefer to be on solid ground. But I decided to hike with the gang so I could get to know people better. Plus, quite sadly, I needed the exercise.
What I found was that I was always picked last in PE for a reason. See…I have no athletic ability whatsoever. My interest in sports is limited to what I can watch on ESPN. If I had attempted to climb those hills alone, who knows what shape I would be in.
But I didn’t. And I wasn’t without help. Everywhere I went, I had about four guys giving me a hand, making sure I didn’t fall on my face…or worse. Even when I was out of breath, my group encouraged me to rest and take deep breaths.
For me, this was a huge step of faith. See, I didn’t know these folks that well before. Even now I am just beginning to get to know them. But I had to trust these guys…that they would not let me come into harm.
Same with all my other relationships in my new church. Except for a couple of folks whom I knew before, I am just beginning to develop relationships. For me, that is a huge risk. But being alone would be riskier.
To the guys who helped me up the mountain…thank you. You guys have shown me that I can, indeed, trust my new friends.
The same thing with God. Yes, God is going to put us on some steep mountains. He may challenge us. He may even allow us to get a few "bruises" in life.
But he's never going to leave us. And he will always be reaching out his hand for us to grab. It is up to us whether to grab it or go it alone.
I know what I would decide to do.
See…I am not a nature person in the least. I prefer to be on solid ground. But I decided to hike with the gang so I could get to know people better. Plus, quite sadly, I needed the exercise.
What I found was that I was always picked last in PE for a reason. See…I have no athletic ability whatsoever. My interest in sports is limited to what I can watch on ESPN. If I had attempted to climb those hills alone, who knows what shape I would be in.
But I didn’t. And I wasn’t without help. Everywhere I went, I had about four guys giving me a hand, making sure I didn’t fall on my face…or worse. Even when I was out of breath, my group encouraged me to rest and take deep breaths.
For me, this was a huge step of faith. See, I didn’t know these folks that well before. Even now I am just beginning to get to know them. But I had to trust these guys…that they would not let me come into harm.
Same with all my other relationships in my new church. Except for a couple of folks whom I knew before, I am just beginning to develop relationships. For me, that is a huge risk. But being alone would be riskier.
To the guys who helped me up the mountain…thank you. You guys have shown me that I can, indeed, trust my new friends.
The same thing with God. Yes, God is going to put us on some steep mountains. He may challenge us. He may even allow us to get a few "bruises" in life.
But he's never going to leave us. And he will always be reaching out his hand for us to grab. It is up to us whether to grab it or go it alone.
I know what I would decide to do.
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