Jump {Five Minute Friday}

I'm joining in with Five Minute Friday as usual this week.  If you don't know what it is then in short:

1. Write for 5 minutes flay on the prompt with no editing, tweaking or self critiquing.

2. Link back and invite others to join in.

3. Go and tell the person who linked up before you what their words meant to you.  Every writer longs to feel heard.

This week's prompt is Jump

Ready?

GO!

That terrifying moment when your heart is beating wildly, so much so that you feel as though it will burst out of your chest; your mouth feels dry, your hands are clammy...and you have a choice to make about whether you close your eyes and go for it or whether you take a step back and walk away.

How often are we faced with moments like this in our walk of faith?  One of the testers I have as to whether something is from God is how terrified it makes me feel.  If I start to feel panicky, nervous and twitchy...then it’s usually a God thing.  God likes to challenge us, he likes to move us out of our comfort zones and forwards into his plan.

A few years ago I visited Zambia (I say a few, it was almost 8 years!) and whilst we were there a friend did a bungee jump over the Zambezi.  I can remember watching him and thinking what an absolutely crazy person he was.  How desperate for an adrenaline high do you have to get to willingly throw yourself off a bridge over a raging torrent of water?  There was no way I would ever do something like that.  Not a chance!

Walking with God can sometimes feel like that though I think.  Part of the learning journey I am on at the moment, and I'm sure if you've read each of my posts you’ll soon be sick of me sharing about it, is how much we need to rely on God.  That moment when you feel utterly scared about what you are being called to do, that’s the moment when you need to put your trust 100% into God.  It cannot be done in your own strength; it has to be in God’s.

We are all called by God to live such amazing lives.  Each of us has our own perfectly handcrafted plan and to walk in the fullness of that plan we need to walk hand in hand with God.  I don’t think it can be done any other way.  Yes it will mean risks, it will mean leaps of faith, it will mean taking a deep breath and trusting that our God is always there to catch us.

Have you ever made a physical jump? There’s that moment when you are totally exhilarated, almost weightless and you feel completely free.  Your mind clears and when you land you feel as though you could take on the world.  However scary it might seem taking that initial step, think about the rewards of what you will be leaping into. Go for it!

STOP!