Enthusiastically Walking on Rain
Water
I often think of what it must have been like for the
disciples of Jesus to have been frighten in a perilous storm while fishing.
Then, they see Jesus walking toward them on the water. One apostle is so
excited he wants to walk out to greet him. Peter walks out a few feet, but fear
plunges him into the water.
In most cases in life, fear keeps us from walking on water,
as well as pursuing the best for ourselves.
The etymology of the word Enthusiasm is two words; en, meaning “within” and Theos, which
means “God.” So, enthusiasm actually means being within God. We can’t actually
be enthusiastic about anything unless our hearts are open to the love of God—that
lives and moves and has our being—not fear.
Nashville has had a prediction that we are to have wild
winds at five this evening and possibly tornados. The rain has fallen sideways
all day. As I got out of my car for church, I stepped into a puddle deeper than
my shoes. My lack of enthusiasm about the weather kept me from walking on the
puddle as Jesus did, I guess. I plunged right in like Peter and never looked
back.
The truth about my life and most people I know: we spend a
great deal of time in fear, popping in and out of the miraculous, healing
waters of God. Most of the time, though, we flop down head deep and struggle breathing.
How can we be so amiss in our thinking? Do we truly believe that as children of
God, that the Creator wants anything less for us than what any earthly parent
would want for his/her children?
I believe that fear dwells in the state of the Ego mind. Is
it our faults, that the default mechanism in each of our brains is fear? Fear
does have its purpose in the human life. If we had no fear, we would all be
rock climbing, diving off of bridges, and seeing what it felt like to jump from
an airplane without a parachute. Fear has its purpose. But the wiring of fear in
our brains also can get reprogrammed for other important things that should be
wired for enthusiasm, such as living life.
How many people are stymied by small things like talking in
front of people, singing, writing a resume, applying for a job, or making that
first contact with a perspective intimate partner? Adrenaline, like a cocaine
junky rush causes paralysis-like symptoms that keep us from the very things we
want. If God is “without,” instead of within, everything outside of you has the
power. We must stay within the spiritual boundary of God’s presence in our
lives to keep the sense of security and safety within reach and, more
importantly, to keep fear from paralyzing us.
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