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Time To Jump

My oldest daughter was just finishing swimming lessons when I walked up to the windows at the pool. Out on the diving board was a little boy, maybe 5 years old and he looked nervous. His instructor was in the water below the diving board encouraging him to jump. The long line of kids who were waiting for their turn on the diving board were telling him to jump. However, the little boy just stood there shaking.

Over the years, I have seen many people in the same position in regards to their faith. They have read and studied themselves into the position where they have a decision to make. They have to decide whether to “jump” or not.

Part of the problem here is that logic can only take you so far. I can argue for God’s existence from lots of different things, but I cannot prove that he exists. At least not in terms of being able to show him to you right now. At some point, the message of the gospel requires a leap of faith.

The Apostle Paul says it this way, “For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God” (1 Corinthians 1:18).

Note that while Paul admits that the message may sound strange to those on the outside, he also states that the same message is the power of God to those who believe! In other words, once you take the leap of faith, you find out how good it is. You find the power of God.

I am not sure what you have been thinking about lately. Maybe you are wondering if you should be following God. Maybe you are thinking that you need to start doing a specific thing, or maybe stop doing something. Whatever the case, may I encourage you to take the leap of faith and see what God can do? You may find his power and his life.

Back to the little boy on the diving board: he finally did jump in and after that they could not get him off the diving board! He found out it was fun!

Sometimes you do not know what things are like until you try them!

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