1,2,3,….JUMP! That’s all I have to do as I stand on the edge of this cliff that drops into the crystal blue water. I stand there holding Steve’s hand and I am frozen by fear and the unknown. I saw my teammates make the jump and they did it successfully and now Steve and I were doing it together. Steve tells me that on the count of three I have to jump because our hands are connected and if I chicken out things could get dangerous so I say okay and get ready for the plunge. We count to three and we jump together and go into the water making a big splash. We come up laughing and proud that we did it together and not apart. I swam back to shore thankful for the adventure I was able to share with the love of my life. Was cliff jumping fun? Absolutely! Was it scary? Definitely!
If I am being vulnerable with you all, I would have to say that right now my current situation is Steve and I standing on the cliff and I am frozen with fear still afraid to jump. I made it on the race and climbed the cliff but life after the race is the jump I am so fearful of. Steve and I are both praying about what the Lord has for us in this next chapter of our lives together and we don’t know what it looks like yet. Right now I am on the cliff and I can’t see the water below me but God is preparing my heart for the jump.
When you decide to jump off the cliff there is a point where the fear doesn’t matter anymore and you go for it and excitement and adrenaline take over. I am not there yet! I want to be there but God is breaking down my walls of fear and teaching me to love Him and trust Him with all I have. It is not easy and it is taking a lot of listening to His voice and just being patient and waiting. I am willing to push in though because I know the reward is going to be amazing. Jumping off the cliff gave me a sense of freedom and a love for life in a different way. I am certain without a doubt God’s plan for our lives will be better than I can possibly imagine but in order to get there I have to jump!
I encourage you my friends and family to make those jumps in life and trust in the God who created you to show you a whole new adventure. I also want to ask you for prayer as well. Steve and I want only God’s best for our family and we would love pray from all of you that we would be able to find that. There is power in prayer when we join together so please join with us as we get ready to jump!
Fundraising Update: Our last deadline is close approaching! We are about $8,000 away from being fully funded and meeting our last deadline. Please pray with us for God’s provision so we can finish the race!
