Good morning, my brothers. I just want to encourage you. Just like we dress for what’s ahead, like sneakers for a basketball game, a uniform for work, a suit for church, etc. Let’s dress ourselves spiritually and mentally for where God is going to take us so that we can grow and learn to be the men God called us to be. Let’s tackle our fears and leave nothing on the table. Remember when you went to the swimming pool and put your toe in the cold water? You want to get in, but you hesitate, thinking about how fun the water is. You look at others and see they’re having fun. So might walk around (you might make excuses: it’s cold, I’ll get in later, I don’t want to wet my hair, etc.). So people walk, lounge, run, drink, etc. around the pool. They forfeit experiencing the joys of the pool. Deciding is only half the story (that’s why we are at the pool), and that’s the half a lot of us are living in. We get in our car after leaving the pool. Listening to others talk about the joys of being in the pool, you listen and say to yourself, “Oh, I wish I had gotten in.” As regret creeps in, you comfort yourself by saying, “Oh, it’s not my time yet,” or “I’ll do it next.” In the meantime, days, weeks, months, and even years go by. Then envy, jealousy, worthlessness, purposelessness, all the things the devil loves. And a man dying without finding his purpose. John 10:10 “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.”
So let’s jump into the arms of our Lord Jesus Christ. He’s waiting. It’s a step of faith. John 6: 37 “Everyone the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will never cast out.” Your journey is on the other side. Come, let’s jump and live it…
