Every day, we take a risk to our lives just by setting our first foot out of bed.
It's safer, see, to stay in bed all day where nothing can harm you.
But if you stay in bed all day, it's not going to do you any good. Life would be so boring, so simple. So easy, for some.
This is life, what God gave you.
I've lived homeless and rode a box car across states. I've gone rafting down dangerous white water. I've stood in the company with Janet Jackson, Donny Osmond, Wilson Philips, Technotronic. I've climbed great hills just to pray at the top. I've written books, and I've had thrills that have brought my heart to the point of exploding with excitement!
This is life. God wants you to live it, I think. But if you keep yourself safe constantly, in a cacoon where you know there's no danger...then when are you going to trust in Him to keep you safe?
I'd say go skydiving! Don't take your safety into your own hands, because you'll fail at living. Give your safety to Him and trust Him completely. Live your life with thrills and chills. Take in all that you can while you're here and learn from all things; make sure to give God the glory for all things.
When I stepped off the raft after the white water, I had a new appreciation for life. I felt vibrant and alive! I wanted to scream out to my Lord that I knew what my heart was pumping for. I knew why He put me here...I was thankful that that morning, I was able to open my eyes to a new day and to experience the world as He put it here.
Everything you do, painful and thrilling and boring and so on, makes you who you are. Some things you'll remember even until our Father in Heaven calls you home. Make it worthwhile, I say.
