I don't know about you, but it seems that most people I talk to are a lot like me... scared of deep ocean water. I remember as a kid even being scared of the deep end of the pool. I wasn't scared that I couldn't swim, but rather that a huge shark of some sorts was going to attack me. Thus, my actions were always quite funny to watch as I would swim abnormally fast to get out of the water. I have been watching Shark Week on Discovery Channel and it has been bringing back the fear of water that I had when I was a child. To see people get attacked is not fun to watch and makes it that much more difficult to enjoy worry free swimming.
Anyway, I couldn't help but think of how much we can think that our relationship with God can look like this. Many times we are worried about what may happen when we jump into the deep water, giving everything to God. We get bit by the world, and tend to back up, having fear to give our all to God. The Bible says that the enemy is like a roaring lion seeking to kill, steal and destroy our lives... but we can tend to stop there and let fear keep us from our calling. See the Word also says that God is our shelter and our strong tower. He says that He will never leave us nor forsake us. He gives us the power over the enemy and His strength overpowers our fears. Knowing this, dive in deep into the calling which you have received, and shove the fear of the enemy back in his face..
Check out the shark and the guy who doesn't fear them:
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