Jumped off the Guinness World Record highest commercial bridge bungee jump today. 216m. 648 ft. I trusted a bungee cord and a random guy that i’ve never met with my life. The thing is, I wasn’t even nervous. I was excited! Actually, no, i was more than excited. I was stoked! My toes were hanging off the edge and I leaped with no fear. I was free falling and I looked like I was going to plunge into the river and rocks below me. Still, no fear. It was peaceful. To look around at the beautiful valley surrounding me. To see God’s creation in a new light. And here’s the realization I made hanging upside down spinning around in circles looking at the creation around me, waiting to be pulled up.
“I did that. I jumped. Absolutely no fear. So, why when God wants me to jump all in and calls me to treat Him like my best friend, am I so hesitant? When He asks me to step out in faith and pray over someone or speak out loud about the word, I struggle. Yet, I can step off of a 700ft bridge. Why can I put my life on the line trusting a bungee cord and a harness, but not lean into God and jump both feet in and free fall to him. Anna, stop being hesitant with God and jump all in just like you did with the bridge. Both feet ready for the leap, arms wide open. Welcome the Father like you welcomed the breeze from the fall into your hair. Effortlessly. Jump all in and continue to jump all in everyday. Because I don’t want to live a life like this if you are not in it. This is a privilege you have given me. To experience abundant, unfiltered joy. Thank you Jesus. “
This realization is big for me. I’ve been walking with God one foot with him, one foot with the world. But I get to choose the only unconditionally loving God as a best friend. I can turn to Him in the doubt, the fear, and the sadness. But also in the most joyful, serene, and surreal times. It took jumping off the tallest bridge to feel and believe this in my heart, and I would jump 100 million more times to have that realization. Because he is consistent in the inconsistency, he is the peace in our storm, he is a light in the darkness, he is the bandage to our wounds. He is a God of compassion. Therefore, when your parents ask you, “So, if your friends jumped off a bridge, would you?” Your answer should be, “I’m the first to jump.”;)
