dailydatewithgod

I still remember the night that I decided that I was going to ride the roller-coaster rides and give my fear to God.  I had just come from some meeting at church or perhaps it was mass.  The topic was about giving our fear to the Holy Spirit.  All the things that we fear.  Normally one would think about big things in life–job, relationships, finances, etc.  I figured why not try it out on the roller coaster rides at Spring Fling.  I had always had a fear of heights which I would push the limits on just because but this was something more.  What I saw is that I was afraid to get on the rides because the fear that arose in me that I would be safe was too great.  I could not handle it.  So, that night I decided I was going to give that to the Holy Spirit.  I would see if God would really take from me that fear.  So I got on the first ride and was scared, shaking on the inside and I prayed the whole way through it.  I just kept saying, “You say you are greater than this fear–so take it!”  I got off the ride, was still alive and thought, “okay, it worked.  I didn’t die.”  I then proceeded to get on another ride that scared me and do the same thing.  By the end of the night I had ridden all the “scary” rides and was still alive to tell about it and I had fun.  Each time I prayed i was almost certain that it would not work out.  Clearly God is more powerful than I imagined. Another element of these rides is that as an overweight person, there is a fear that the ride will not hold you–that you will some how break the metal, etc. and fall out to your death.  To this day I love getting on roller coaster rides (and as a person at a healthy body weight, that additional fear is gone).  I still get scared with the anticipation, but I continue to see it as a spiritual practice. Either God is everything or he isn’t.  When I think back to that night, what I remember most is that the fear never left me–except in those moments of exhilaration when I was on the ride and the G-forces kicked in.  But I didn’t let it stop me.  I was practicing courage.  I felt the fear and did it anyway.  I can look back on that experience and know that it is possible to experience fear in whatever area of my life and do it anyway.  If I put my trust in God then I can trust that it will work out and I might actually have some fun along the way. Each day I try to do at least one thing that scares me.  Do you? My prayer for you today is that you take the belief you have, however big or small and live it, face something that scares you. (It could be walking up to that person in the office that intimidates you and saying good morning.) Show that fear what you and God are made of.  Who knows, you might have some fun. Make it a great one!  Peace~Colleen

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