A man named Jack was walking along a steep cliff one day when he
accidentally got too close to the edge and fell. On the way down
he grabbed a branch, which temporarily stopped his fall. He
looked down and to his horror saw that the canyon fell straight
down for more than a thousand feet. He couldn't hang onto the
branch forever, and there was no way for him to climb up the
steep wall of the cliff. So Jack began yelling for help, hoping
that someone passing by would hear him and lower a rope or
something.
HELP! HELP! Is anyone up there? "HELP!" He yelled for a long
time, but no one heard him. He was about to give up when he
heard
a voice. "Jack, Jack, can you hear me?"
"Yes, yes! I can hear you. I'm down here!"
"I can see you, Jack. Are you all right?"
"Yes, but who are you, and where are you?
"I am the Lord, Jack. I'm everywhere."
"The Lord? You mean, GOD?"
"That's Me."
"God, please help me! I promise if, you'll get me down from
here,
I'll stop sinning. I'll be a really good person. I'll serve You
for the rest of my life."
"Easy on the promises, Jack. Let's get you off from there; then
we can talk."
"Now, here's what I want you to do. Listen carefully.
"I'll do anything, Lord. Just tell me what to do."
"Okay. Let go of the branch."
"What?"
"I said, let go of the branch. Just trust Me. Let go."
There was a long silence.
Finally Jack yelled, "HELP! HELP! IS ANYONE ELSE UP THERE?"
Have you ever felt like Jack?
We say that we want to know the
will of God, but when we find out what it is, we can't handle
it.
Sounds too scary, too difficult. We decide to look elsewhere.
When He says, "Let go of the things that stand between you and
Me, and trust Me with your life," it sounds pretty scary. But
when we let go, we find freedom and safety in His hands."
Have a Blessed Day and remember that Jesus Loves You and there
is
absolutely nothing you can do about it, except PASS IT ON.
God Bless!