Well, it's been a while. But while I've been gone, I've been thinking. This summer, I got a job at a really well amusement park as a games team member. This is a pretty sweet gig, especially since hard work has never been a fear of mine. One of the best parts of the job though, is the perks. Employees get to come for free and we get discounts on food and merchandise. The best part though, is we get to ride all the roller coasters. We even get special party nights, after the park closes to guests to have the rides all to ourselves. That's pretty rad, since our park now has the tallest, steepest wooden coaster in the U.S. The problem is I'm terrified of heights.
So, I went to the park with one of my brave friends, because I want to be braver. She took me on three of the tamest coasters in the park, and I freaked out on each one, until at the very end of the last one. I relaxed. I stopped trying to keep myself in my seat, and when I did that, I could feel the harness holding me in, and keeping me safe. It was, at that point, I started having fun. I feel like that's a really good metaphor for life. We spend so much time worrying. We panic, trying to prepare for the future, and trying to keep ourselves safe, when really all we have to do is let go. God is our safety harness, and when we trust Him to keep us safe, we'll really start having fun in life!
I guess that's really all I had to say. Maybe next time I'll have a fun story from the park.
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