Yeah, I know… I hate the movie, but it was the first title that came to mind dealing with a river.
For those who do not know, for the past 10 or so years, I have had a fairly strong fear of water. Anytime I would get near a body of water I would pretty much freak out.
Why? No idea. I did not have any tramatic experiences that scared me away from water or anything like that. One day I just started to freak out.
Long story short, after 10 years, the fear was finally overcome. With the helpful encouragement of my team and the disregard for any feelings that arose, I finally went for a swim… in a Mexican river of all places.
Might not seem like a big deal to you guys but for me it was pretty big. It is interesting to see how often we let little things get in the way of the bigger picture. Little fears that pop up for whatever reason that cause us to stop what we are doing and turn the other direction.
This is something that I have been having to learn over the past month. There are going to be things coming up quite soon that I am scared to death about but I have to lay down my selfishness and put it in Gods hands and trust that He will take care of it all.
Am I scared in the water? Heck yeah! However, eventhough I am scared, I have to have faith that everything is going to work out alright….
