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This week has flown by…again! My house is a mess. One bedroom is just about empty. The living room is full of furniture to be moved plus boxes that are packed. The garage also has a lot of boxes as well as leftovers from Day One of our Moving/Garage Sale today…that was nearly obliterated by a storm!
Tomorrow is supposed to be a pretty day so we’ll need to have lots of buyers tomorrow to clear out the few pieces of furniture we are selling.
By this time next week, we should be close to our new to us, home. Then we can start the part of the process I much prefer…settling in.
We’re still shaking our heads at the speed with which our home sold and the buyers needed to get into our house! Four weeks isn’t much time when nearly a week of it is spent out of town looking for a place to live! It will be great to have time to rest and catch our breath from the whirlwind!
But now it is time for Five Minute Friday. You know the rules so I won’t review them today. I’ll just start my 5 minutes and write!
GO
Jump!
There is something about jumping that catches my breath.
It takes guts, courage, spontaneity.
It always reminds me of the times I would jump off the high dive as a child.
I never dove off it…I’m sure I would have hurt myself for sure!
I would look down from that height and be scared to death.
Then count to 3, close my eyes and jump!
It was always a relief when I came up for air and hadn’t drowned!
There have been times in my life when I have felt that same fear and panic.
I thought through a decision the best way I could. But I didn’t know the future.
I think it had to do with the loss of control.
You make the best decision you can with the wisdom GOD has given you.
Then you jump!
You can’t agonize forever.
You can’t continue to think about all the “what-ifs”.
You just have to jump!
There is that element in walking by faith.
It is trusting GOD to guide me when I know very little about the outcome.
It is grabbing hold of His hand as I jump, because I know He will hang onto me!
It’s what we’re doing now as we move.
Take a deep breath! Now JUMP!
STOP
I love that you mention that moment of relief when you come up and realize you haven’t drowned. That is one of the best moments and yet I always seem to forget it before the jump.
To jump does take and even proves our faith. Thanks sharing.
thanks for your comment Amy:) I enjoyed your post. for some reason, when i think of faith, i often think of my scary experiences jumping from high diving boards. it didn’t happen often, but each time i did it. there was that same feeling you had…i’ll do it again:)
more than once, i’ve realized that i was doing something that took just that kind of courage/trust in Christ. inside me i felt the same feelings of fear…like i might even die! but he not only gave me courage, but enabled me to do whatever He called me to do! it isn’t always something that seems grand in the overall scheme of things…but in the life-changing arena where GOD likes to work, it is often BIG.
This: “It is trusting GOD to guide me when I know very little about the outcome” This is exactly where I am right now. Thank you for relating with me. I keep saying things like “this God-Sized dream is CRAZY! You can’t REALLY mean me for this.” And He continues to lead me down this path. I’m amazed and humbled.
thanks for stopping by amy. i loved your post. had to read it after you came by. great story…about you, the wallflower… learning to jump into the arms of Jesus!
Like this alot.
thanks denise. i enjoyed reading your post today. as i was browsing on your blog, i noticed that you have lived in huntsville, AL! that’s where i’m moving next week. (my daughter and her family live there.) we will be living near one of the entrances to the arsenal. i notice that it has lovely sound effects ocasionally! i expect to get used to them. we’ll enjoy having some of our grandchidren nearby:)
I love the analogy of diving into a pool… that is SO the life of faith.
As someone prone to agonizing over decisions, these words are so encouraging. Sometimes you do just need to JUMP.
Thanks for sharing your heart and thoughts.
Happy packing and selling my friend. I hope you sell it ALL!!!! Remember – you’d rather have a buck in your hand and an empty spot in the yard than have an empty hand and then still have to drag that thing to the second hand store. Take the offer!!!! Ok, that is all I have to say about that.
Lovely post about jumping. Very good point – You can’t agonize forever. I totally agree. So glad you shared today!!
i totally agree with your philosophy debi:) we had such a bad storm that there just weren’t a lot of buyers out today. tomorrow it will be chilly, but we will be able to put furniture out in the driveway to get attention! That should be good!
I love this … it’s aways nice to read new blogs and get a feel for their life in their words…
Thank you for sharing this …
Hi Martha,
I liked how you pointed out the faith element of jumping. Congrats on your new place. Nice to meet you 🙂 I’m your neighbor at FMF.
thanks for stopping by dolly:) nice to meet you too! once i get moved this coming week, i’ll be back to my three times a week posting.