My youngest has had trouble learning to ride his bike. I knew he was a little slow getting the hang of it, but I did not push him. With the help of his Granddad, he is doing pretty good now. Just last week he showed me how he was able to pedal, and importantly stop lol. As we rode home today, he started crying. He was sad because he was having trouble learning to do that, and skate. He said….HIS words…”when I look down and see the ground, I am afraid I will fall.” God was speaking to me through my 6 year old son’s fears.
We talked about this very thing in my recent motorcycle safety class. We all wanted to look down at the lines, or the turns, or the obstacles we had to drive over or around. But, the instructors kept saying “look over here at me”. They were standing right where we needed to be, the other side of what we were riding through.
Of course, I can’t leave out one of my favorite examples of faith…Peter walking across the water. He did well, until he stopped looking at Jesus – where he needed to be – and began to look at the possibility of failure. Jesus said ALL things are possible, if we believe. A good friend of mine, at a critical time in my life, shared a simple poem with me. It said that when at the edge of a cliff, close your eyes and jump…either God will catch you, or you will realize you know how to fly.
What is God speaking for you to do, but you continue to look down…down at the possibility of failure…down at who might criticize…down at what you think is your lack of ability? Moses had this issue. Jeremiah had this issue. Elijah had this issue. Peter did…the lists goes on. What causes us to doubt even when God Himself is speaking to us? I have TWO things in my spirit right now. I know God spoke it, but I struggle with a fear that I will fall. I keep looking DOWN at what COULD be.
Join me today. I know for a fact that this is God speaking…it’s all in my spirit. Today we will purpose to stop looking down…and begin to look up. The only question is if God spoke it. If the answer is yes, than as Habakkuk asked “shall he not perform it” or the angel to Abram “is there ANYTHING too hard for the Lord”.
Close your eyes….your natural eyes…and jump WITH me.
