Hello 

Enjoy this short story from J.R. Briggs:

When I was growing up, my dad taught my brother and me to ski. I learned to love it. I remember the first time Alan and I skied for most of the day by ourselves. At the end of the day we clicked off our skis, and dad asked us a peculiar question: "Did you fall today?"

"What?"

The question sounded pessimistic. That's not the normal first question you ask someone coming off a day on the slopes. Dad said it again: "Did you fall today?"

"No, I don't think I did," I responded somewhat proudly.

"Then you didn't try something new today, did you?"

His response startled me. "What do you mean? I stayed up the entire day without falling!" 

Dad went on to explain that if we didn't fall then we probably weren't in a position to try something new, something daring, something that scared you a little bit-something that involved risk on the mountain. And thus, we probably didn't have an opportunity to become a better skier.*

What would do for God if you knew that you couldn't fail?  What would you do?  Think about that possibility for a moment today.  Does the thought scare you, excite you, or a little of both?  We cannot grow if we never leave some of these desires in God's hands and step out in faith.  God is faithful, and if He's called us to something, He'll make sure that He's there to help us every step of the way.  

Have a great day and God bless!

Pastor Mike / The Open Word