This decision was a tad spontaneous. I originally had the idea to have a nice relaxing paragliding session, but instead Rachel and I got really excited after watching youtube videos of the second highest natural bungee jump in the world which was just a few hours away from us. The opportunity was one that I could not give up. The night before leaving, my mind was like a whirlwind as I thought about free falling for over 160 meters. Right then a notification popped up on my phone saying, “often we look over the cliff, but seldom do we jump.” The next morning at 5:30 A.M. we managed to find a taxi then headed over to the bus stop. A four hour bus ride later and a short introduction, Kathy, Rachel, and I were in the Himalayan mountains getting ready to experience something wild. I found myself standing on a platform being the first of my three friends to jump. As it turns out, you have to jump by order of lightest to heaviest weight. Me, being 5’1”, was obligated to go first (my plan was to go last but God is full of surprises). As I was standing on the edge of the bridge, I took two deep breaths as the man counted down from 3. But I just stood there, not moving. I put my head up and my arms out, “maybe this time I will jump,” I thought to myself. He counted down again. “No no no no no” I cried. My new friends were all laughing because of the little white girl who was too scared. On the inside I was laughing along with them thinking of how ridiculous I was being. The man calmed me down again, speaking softly and encouraging me. He counted down again, I knew I couldn’t jump still… fear. However, I had no choice, he nudged me off and I was found myself treading air. It was quite the sight, not graceful by any means. You are supposed to jump out as far as you can, arms out, head up, so that you will end up in a dive position. I instead looked like the scene in Ice Age 3 when sid the sloth threw the bird off the cliff thinking it could fly, but instead it strangled the air and fell to its death. *Video to come.* After a couple of seconds I realized that I was still alive, therefore, I straightened out my body best I could. It was thrilling, exhilarating, and super fun. I now have another thing to check off my bucket list. But it took a little push. When I was retrieved from the air and back on the bridge, I asked the man, “did you push me?” “No, I simply helped you.” “Well I’m glad you did because otherwise I don’t know if I would’ve jumped.” I later found out through Kathy that he had to push me because there have had situations where people psych themselves out and end up hitting their heads on the platform when they fall. So he did it for my own benefit, how kind.
God wants us to be fearless, to be bold. We always have dreams and visions. The Lord gives us callings and wants us to follow through with them, but fear grips us. When we finally get the opportunity to take a chance and jump into His plan, we chicken out. We keep trying and end up psyching ourselves out. Eventually, He has to give us a little push so that we don’t injure ourselves. When we’re falling, we have no control, we are weightless. But Jesus catches us, we rise, and realize that it’s silly to ever doubt.Good thing that He does push us because life is fun and an adventure.
I did this jump because The Lord wanted to teach me something. Through this He told me that I must put thoughts and dreams into actions because once I do, I won’t have any regrets. It is also a matter of trusting Him when we do go through with plans. Sometimes He has to use a little nudge because otherwise we will live with anguish. When He catches us, it’s the best feeling. We know that we are safe. But also the free falling is an endeavor itself because we put all of our trust into The Lord (or the bungee cord) to keep us from hitting the ground. The journey is just as great as the destination.
Joshua 1:9 I’ve commanded you, haven’t I? “Be strong and courageous. Don’t be fearful or discouraged, because the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
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Jump then fall, you won’t regret it.
Peace n’ Blessin’s
Much Love, I hope this has encouraged you.
Christy Belle McPherson
