I'm Diving In !

The inspiration for this post comes from a song that we sang in Church this past Sunday.  I'll include the lyrics and a link for the video below this post.  I hope you'll take a moment to listen.

Sometimes (even though I know better) I walk the line.  You know that line.  It's the line between faith and doubt.  The line between trying to be superwoman and freaking out because I'm not.  It's the line between trying so hard be balanced and being irritable because NOTHING falls into place.  It's the line between walking in the ways of this world and living in the Kingdom of our Lord.  I've learned the hard way you can't be in two places at one time- mentally or physically.

I have to be reminded to get off the fence and just go on over.  Dive in.  Jump in with BOTH feet. Forget trying to do it all. " Seek ye first His Kingdom..." This applies to everything.  From His Kingdom to my daily routine.  I have to dive in and be fully immersed in each moment in order to fully appreciate and truly enjoy them.  We face this choice with every moment: running errands, planing meals, work, chores, playtime.  It's so easy to get caught up in multi-tasking that we loose the joy in everyday life.

Today I am making the choice to dive in and to stay in each moment, each task, and each experience. Jump in with me!

Listen & Watch Video Here

Dive by Steven Curtis Chapman 

(Lyrics courtesy Christian Lyrics Online)      

Rom. 11:33-36; Eph. 3:16-19

The long awaited rains 

Have fallen hard upon the thirsty ground 

And carved their way to where 

The wild and rushing river can be found 

And like the rains 

I have been carried here to where the river flows, yeah 

My heart is racing and my knees are weak 

As I walk to the edge 

I know there is not turning back 

Once my feet have left the ledge 

And in the rush I hear a voice 

That’s telling me it’s time

to take the leap of faith 

So here I go

I’m diving in, I’m going deep in over

my head, I want to be 

Caught in the rush, lost in the flow,

in over my head, I want to go 

The river’s deep, the river’s wide,

the river’s water is alive 

So sink or swim, I’m diving in

There is a supernatural power 

In this might river’s flow 

It can bring the dead to life 

And it can fill an empty soul 

And give a heart the only thing 

Worth living and worth dying for, yeah 

But we will never know the awesome power 

Of the grace of God 

Until we let ourselves get swept away 

Into this holy flood 

So if you’ll take my hand 

We’ll close our eyes and count to three 

And take the leap of faith 

Come on let’s go