this will be long.... so prepare yourselves :P
Lately, I’ve been thinking about leaping in faith, risking to risk, even if it might seem crazy to you and the rest of the world… It might be for various goals we might want to reach, but let’s face it, in life we won’t end up anywhere if we just don’t do that small step. That step will move us out of our comfort zone, that zone where we just seem to be stuck all the time! And sometimes leaping needs something else to be able to be done; which is faith! And believe me; we really need faith to go from the known to the unknown!!
So in life, we gotta leap if we want to get somewhere… be it in education, where we have to take that risk of choosing a hard topic, and where we have to believe that we’ll make it at all costs! And there’s where faith comes, where we aren’t sure that we can make it on our own, but we have to keep on persisting through the long, tough journey, to actually reach somewhere.
But then there are other important leaps which we Christians have to face, each and every single day! They might be taken as for granted, but they are so so vital in our lives.. one leap is that of LETTING GO IN GOD’S ARMS. A leap in faith which we have to take; to actually be able to taste the true meaning of life, when God is the centre of your life. He’s the One who is really putting your life’s puzzle into place…
Letting go has always been a bit of a tough decision for me, sometimes because of fear of what the future might hold and sometimes because I didn’t really know how to do it.. and this made me reflect on life’s actual meaning. What would it be if I wouldn’t let the Creator of my life move me wherever He wants? What would it be if it isn’t in the hands of the One who made me in my mother’s womb? It wouldn’t be in its rightful place if it weren’t in God’s hands… and this made me think of God’s beauty, how His plan is so wonderful, beyond my teeny weeny little brain!! But now I can say I’m glad it’s in God’s hands, because I’m not going to bother worry about my future.. because I can sing of God’s love forever!! there again, I think I need to keep on leaping to actually believe this to the fullest!!
Jeremiah 29: 11-14
11 For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. 12 Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. 13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. 14 I will be found by you," declares the LORD, "and will bring you back from captivity. I will gather you from all the nations and places where I have banished you," declares the LORD, "and will bring you back to the place from which I carried you into exile."
I picture letting go in God’s arms as this man who’s holding onto a branch which is attached to a rock. He’s like a real lot of stories high above the ground, and he knows that he will not be able to hold onto the branch for long.. then he sees this huge beautiful eagle flying above him. And realizes that he’s got two options:
Option 1:
Keep on holding on to the branch, because he’s scared that he’ll end up dying because he won’t trust the eagle that it will catch him when he falls.
Option 2:
Let go of the branch, allowing the eagle to catch him when he falls, and as a result, he’ll experience the true feeling of being free!!
The branch can symbolise anything you can mention. It might be the branch of fear? maybe the fear of future, or of being mocked and not understood by the world? The former sometimes hinders me from really letting go, that branch which stops me from experiencing being caught by God [the eagle] and from experiencing freedom?
Or it might be the branch of pride? Where you’re just too proud to let God heal you, too proud to admit that you need help, that you cant really do anything without God? but then guys, if you don’t let go of that branch, will you experience freedom given by the One, True Saviour? I’ll leave it up to you, guys :)
This reminds me of Isaiah 40: 28-31
28 Do you not know?
Have you not heard?
The LORD is the everlasting God,
the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He will not grow tired or weary,
and his understanding no one can fathom.
29 He gives strength to the weary
and increases the power of the weak.
30 Even youths grow tired and weary,
and young men stumble and fall;
31 but those who hope in the LORD
will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.
Another leap with which we come face to face is that of
LOVING! I’ve realized this these past few weeks… loving can be so hard sometimes! The world keeps on bombarding you with so many negative attitudes!! if you’re kicked, kick harder. If you’re laughed at, laugh harder at the one who laughed at you. if you’re punched, punch even harder till your enemy will lose sight. Isn’t it true imma? Like people tell you not to give someone a present if he hasn’t given you one..
but look what Jesus says in
John 13:34 :"A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another."Can’t we just make that act of kindness, and give hope to someone who hasn’t really thought of giving you in the first place? Now im not perfect either, and it really annoys me when I actually think like that too.. but I don’t wana keep on doing this, I don’t wana give if I receive, I wana give even if I don’t receive! Its so hard though.. sometimes circumstances just stop you from serving God to the full..
I want to learn how to accept everyone, and love like Jesus loved, without being proud and judgemental… I want to make everyone feel loved, even if I don’t feel loved at times.. but then I realize that I need to be loved too, that’s when I realize I need God to show me His love for me once again!!
But then, I need to learn how to recognize the difference between loving till it hurts, and loving too much that you’re just allowing the person to keep on hurting you.. then wont you have to bring it to a stop? Hmm.. its confusing dude lol but that’s just me :P so this is just a side note haha ill just have to wait till God answers this question by time :)
Anyways… I encourage you to LEAP! Even if you cant see the other part of the road… just leap, and let the Saviour’s arms catch you while you’re doing the leap. There’s no need to worry, cause you know that you’ll end up landing on safe ground: THE SAVIOUR’S ARMS!! :) know that you're doing the right choice if you choose to obey God, u wont regret it... even if you're afraid that no one will understand you.. just keep on hanging in there!!
amen? amen!! :D
