I remember the first time I went off a high dive. I may have been ten, maybe twelve. A group of friends and I were out swimming and decided we would go off the high dive, probably twenty feet, though it appeared to be about fifty.
We climbed to the platform and stood there as the breeze caused us all to shiver. Well, it was kinda cool but it may have been more than just the breeze causing the shivering. There were some older kids, teenagers, going off the high dive and acting like it was the greatest thing in the world. I remember this one young girl trying to do a swan dive and ending up in a spectacular belly-flop. MAN, that had to hurt!
After seeing the belly-flop and the reaction from all the older kids, which was ridicule and laughter, not care and concern, I got a little nervous about going off the high dive. I wasn't nervous about the twenty foot drop; I was nervous about making a fool of myself and having to deal with the scorn of all the others.
Today's word is a quote I came across that I really like. It says, "Let your dreams be bigger than your fears, your actions louder than your words, and your faith stronger than your feelings."
If we never allow ourselves to follow our dreams because of our paralyzing fear, we will never accomplish those things that we were meant to accomplish. If we only talk the talk but never walk the walk, no one will ever have confidence that we will follow through. If we allow our feelings to overcome our faith, we will never live the conquering lives GOD intends.
As I stood on the end of that diving board, I feared the scorn of others, but, mostly, I dreamed of doing a perfect swan dive and making just a little ripple as I entered the water. What happened, you ask? Let's just say that I made a splash, and became stronger because of it.
Be Blessed,
Mickey T
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