I know I haven’t been great with catching the blogging vision. I’ve been trying to wrap my mind around too many things and haven’t been sure how to put these thoughts into words. Something just hit me today though as I was at my sisters 13th birthday party.
We went to a rock climbing gym and at one point the instructor who was working with our party brought some blindfolds over and asked us if we wanted to try climbing blindfolded. Well after watching one of the girls do it I thought why not. I haven’t been doing too well with sight, lets see if I’ll do any better not being able to see. Up to that point I hadn’t been able to get to the top, my fear of heights was getting in the way. Wouldn’t you know it though, when being blindfolded I made it all the way to the top. I had a little bit of help from my family who were guiding me along the way, saying move your hand here, this foot there.
Then it really hit me. How rock climbing blindly is like my faith with God. Hang on here, let me explain. I know that God is there and that he is working in my life, just like I knew those handholds were there. I couldn’t always see them and I didn’t know what was coming next. But I knew they were there. Just like I know that God IS and He is guiding me and leading me just like my family was today. He’s always going to be there to catch me when I fall. And be that gentle voice saying you can do it or just a little bit more. Now go on faith, lean on me, and we’ll do this togther.
Kind of like what we are all getting ready to do for the next year of our lives. We don’t know exactly what is coming. We know that there will times when we can’t see what is next. We need to support each other with a little, move this way to the left or step up a few inches. We know that God is there to take care of us and guide us on this journey. Lets see where the Lord takes us as we go out blindly on faith.
