Tonight we drove around the streets of Panama City enjoying the beautiful display of towering buildings and lights shinning in the night sky. I asked our host if we could roll down the windows despite having air conditioning. I stuck my head out the window resting it on my harms while I soaked up every single moment. The wind blowing on my face, the view, and the journey. This made me feel so at home. Just as we took the long way around tonight, I take the long way home most nights in America. I love driving around on a summer night with the music playing and the windows down. I would say it’s one of my happy places, but tonight I realized something. It’s also my biggest fear. Being involved in a car accident is a huge fear of mine and has been most of my life. It hit me tonight weaving through traffic, in a car with someone I barely know that sometimes our biggest fears can often be our greatest rewards. The things that scare me the most usually become my fondest memories. There’s a quote that crossed my mind by Galileo:
“I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night”
He had gazed upon the universe and the beautiful stars that light up the sky so much that the dark night became insignificant. I would rather take in all of God’s creation and recieve all of His promises then sit it out because I’m “scared of the dark”. So next time something scares you take a step back and look at the bigger picture. Ask the Lord what He is doing in that and then jump. Jump in, and let Him take you on the ride of a lifetime.
