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“…I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.” – Hebrews 13:5
I went swimming some years ago, after swimming a few times across the length of the pool, for some unknown reason, I decided to stand and walk at the deep end of the pool. I am a man, who is 6 feet plus in height, so it should not be a problem, I thought. As I began to walk in pool, suddenly my feet could not touch the floor of the pool, I began to panic, the more I panicked, the more I struggled, and then I began to drown.
No one could help me, whosoever tried to help me; I pulled down under the water. I was fighting for my life. Finally the life guard stretched a pole in my direction; I pulled on to it, as my life depended on it.As I reflected on my ordeal after I left the pool, and I asked myself, “why did I Panicked”. I was the same person who swam the length of the pool a few times earlier. I could have returned into a swimming position and swim to edge but I panicked. When we panic, we become fearful which leads us to make bad choices. Fearful people don’t please God (Hebrews 11:6). Don’t panic!
[pullquote] When God leads you to the edge of the cliff, trust Him fully and let go. Only one of two things will happen: either He’ll catch you when you fall, or He’ll teach you how to fly! [/pullquote]The disciples of Jesus had a similar experience at sea. There was a great storm; strong enough to capsize the ship they were in yet Jesus remain asleep. They shouted at him, “Do you not care if we drown?”(Mark 4:35-41). No matter how terrible the storm is outside, it is safer to remain in the boat with Jesus.
Sometimes all we need to do is to ask for help, asking for help is not a sign of weakness, no one has a monopoly on knowledge. The people at the pool with me at the time of my ordeal thought I was joking while I was struggling because they had seen me swim back and forth a number of times. Jesus our life guard right beside us, we won’t let us drown in the sea of challenges. Have you asked for his help today. (1 Corinthians 10:13).
Prayer Point
- Father, let every seed of fear in me be destroyed from its roots in the name of Jesus – 2 Timothy 1:7
- Father, Increase my faith for exploits in Jesus name – Luke 17:5
- Father grant me wisdom to make right choices in Jesus name – Proverbs 4:7
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