This is the mantra I repeat to myself as I am bobbing up and down in the water behind our boat, skis strapped to my feet and tow rope in hand. As the water moves around me, I often struggle to keep my balance. Once I feel ready, I yell to the driver to start dragging me and then finally, when I have summoned up the gumption, I yell "hit it!" The driver, in this case, my husband, mashes the throttle forward, with me precariously following.
Sometimes I get up, sometimes I crash.
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| That's me! Not the greatest form, but I stayed up! I was also skiing away from the sun, creating a horrible shadow, but it masks the horrible face I make when I am concentrating :) |
Don't we all need a little help sometimes?!
What I have gathered about my numerous attempts at mastering the art of waterskiing is that it takes a whole lot of trust in the person driving the boat in order to stay up. About the time you start to take matters into your own hands is when you crash. You have to let the boat pull you, it's as simple as that.
I started thinking about the similarities between waterskiing and our daily walk with God as Christians. This world is a crazy place, filled with many worldly things that can easily lead us down the wrong path, it's the water swirling around us, trying to keep us off balance. If God is driving force in our lives, we have to be able to give up our burdens and allow him to hit the throttle, and just pull us behind him. We have to allow him to carry those burdens and guide our lives.
Knees in, sit back, arms straight, relax...trust in God, and he will take care of you.
"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." Matthew 11:28
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