Fall back…
“But were not quitters who lose out. Oh, no! We’ll stay with it and survive, trusting all the way. The fundamental fact of existence is that this trust in God, this faith, is the firm foundation under everything that makes life worth living.
“It’s our handle on what we can’t see. The act of faith is what distinguished our ancestors, set them above the crowd. By faith, we see the world called into existence by God’s word, what we see created by what we don’t see.”
Hebrews 10:39-11:3 The Message[1]
When taking acting classes there is one ‘theatre game’ that teaches trust like nothing you could experience. You are asked to climb up on top of an upright piano and stand there while the acting coach tells you that you must turn around and face away from everyone else in the room and close your eyes.
While your eyes are closed you are asked to fall backward off the top of the piano and that you must trust that you will be OK. Well, that is one courageous moment in your life as you complete the exercise and hope that your insurance is up to date!
Unbeknownst to you, the rest of the entire team of actors have arranged themselves behind you in two rows, facing each other. Their hands hold their partner’s wrists and vice versa so that there is a ‘hammock’ of arms to catch you! It is breathtaking once you are back on your feet again.
Trusting in the Lord and in His Word is easily as difficult … and yet when we do, it is breathtaking!
[1] © 1993 Eugene H. Peterson, The Message, The New Testament, published by NavPress Publishing Group.
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Take care with love, especially His, from Darlene, who still prays for you each day.
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NOTES: I choose to believe the Bible because it's a reliable collection of historical documents written down by eyewitnesses during the lifetime of other eyewitnesses. They reported supernatural events that took place before, of specific prophecies; and claim that their writings are divine rather than human in origin.
The Five Solas: Individuals are saved by grace alone, through faith alone in Christ alone, as revealed by Scripture alone to the glory of God alone!
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