Jumping off bridges

Devin- today: “Yes mum, that’s exactly what I’ll do & DID.”

There are many adventures that take place on the World Race

There are so many things your eyes get to see

Scenery so lovely a camera no matter what brand- Cannon or iPhone, they can hardly do it justice.

There are so many things your heart gets to feel

That moment you gaze into the eyes of a rescued little one who was going to be a sex slave before people like you came along

That moment your beside yourself because your at your lowest low, and then come along these angels you call friends that gather around you to help lift you up, encourage you, and help you become the very best you, the you, you were meant to be.

There are countless miracles you witness

A woman rising from being dead on a pile of trash in Honduras

A man paralyzed getting off his bed an walking in Rwanda

There are adventures that take your breath away like seeing the temple ruins of Ankor Wat in Cambodia. Or Basking in the masterpiece that is Lankawi Island in Malaysia.

So many of these adventures I never could have imagined I’d see, or feel. . . experience!

The Lord has been so good to me. The Race is full of adventure and I haven’t missed a one. Even the times I opted out like choosing to not go on a safari in Africa because I knew the money just wasn’t there, it was when my pride was too much for me to ask YOU my friends, my family, my support to help make it happen.

Still He saw past my foolish pride & He provided a way for me to go on that safari in Africa, just like He provided a way for me to jump off this bridge today.

Wanna know summin kinda cool? He told me to jump off this bridge. He told me to take this leap.

I want to open my heart to you for a sec an get real vulnerable.

I received good feedback recently about self preservation, and how it’s something I sometimes walk in out of habit. It’s not me, but it’s what I’ve always known. It’s what I’ve grown up with.

There are times when I believe the lie that I will not be taken care of. That if I want or need something I will have to do it myself. Trust is the issue here.

Need an example of self preservation?

Picture this I’m in a store shopping, and when I shop I’m a one shop stop kind of man. I’m in, find what I want, I get it and I’m out. Now this isn’t because I despise shopping. It isn’t because I’m super manly or that I’m a tight wad; although I am a tight wad.

It’s simply because I believe some lie that says if I don’t take what I desire right then & there it most likely will not be there when I return, when I no longer just want something, but need it. I’m afraid someone else will come and take it from me. I believe more often times than not that I will not have what I want, and more importantly what I need. It’s a 20 summin year old habit, so it’s not easy to break.

This Race is life, and life is the Race

We racers are no different from anybody else and have very little we’ve really figured out in life.

I will not come home and be some super Christian who no longer acts out of self preservation, BUT I will be a man who recognizes his weakness and allows the Lord to fill that void. I WILL be that man who sets his feet on a platform and decides to trust, and let go of everything else.

Jesus was really on to something when He stated “to gain your life, you must lose it” So, it’s essential for you to lose (give up, let go) of your life to really live.

Yeah, I’m starting to understand this. . .

There’s that moment. It was magical. Beautiful beyond my words could express. I’m standing on the platform looking out at the lovely landscape of Nepal, the rain clouds rolling in over the mountain tops, I hear the rushing water in the canyon below me, and I’m about to jump.

Leap of faith? Yeah, you can say that.

This jump has become so much more significant to me than those that have come before me. Most come here to jump for fun or for the adrenaline rush, but oh not me. .

I have come to jump so that I may trust.

The moment my feet left that platform I conquered death.

The moment my body hung in the air I leg go. . .

Arms out wide I let go of fear

I let go of worry, doubt and anxiety.

I became dauntless “brave” this day.

I let go to live

I jumped to trust

I will have many more bridges to jump off of in the future. . .

And I’m looking forward to every single one.

Which bridges do you need to jump off?