Into Abba's Arms

I stood on the ledge. I wiggled my toes as they dangled over the edge. I knew I had to jump. I had put off jumping for too long. All the excuses came up again. All reasons not to jump kept repeating in my mind. This time, I chose the promise. I chose that He was in the water, ready to catch me and I leapt. Ever since I was a little girl, I have had

a love for writing. I knew that God was calling me to write, but I always had these excuses: 'Not now Lord because I’m too busy; not now Lord because I’m working through something; not now Lord because I need to sort out my life first'... and on and on I would go. The reality was that a part of me was scared that my writing wasn’t good enough and that people wouldn't enjoy it.

God showed me a picture of a child standing on the side of a pool getting ready to jump in. Inside the pool, the child’s father is standing ready to catch her. The little girl is hesitant, she’s scared but also a bit excited. She knows her Daddy is there, He will catch her, all she has to do is jump.

I realised that I have been scared like that little girl for too long. I decided against the excuses. I will write and declare the goodness of God. I will tell all about His faithfulness and what He has done and is doing for me. I will not be quiet any longer. I will jump and not be scared. So I stepped up to the ledge, and jumped.

Let me tell you something about faith. Faith is to the God what fear is to Satan. Fear is agreeing with the enemy while faith is agreeing and trusting in God. I want to ask you, what has God called you to do that you are too scared to do? What has God called you for that you have been delaying with excuses? Come and be brave with me. Let’s jump!! Abba’s arms are ready to catch us!

Love

Nadine

“For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.”

2 Timothy 1:7 NKJV