As Leroy sets Ryan 5 steps up on the stairs and tells him, "Now jump to me!" Ryan will jump with reckless abandon into Leroy's arms as they both giggle. Leroy does the same thing in the pool with the kids, and they jump with all their might into the water, without any doubt that Leroy is right there to catch them.
I remember one time Leroy and Ryan had been playing on the steps like this. Leroy would say "Jump Ryan!" and he would throw himself off the step toward Leroy. Ryan learned an important lesson that day.
Wait until daddy tells you to jump.
Leroy had gotten distracted in the middle of the game, and had turned to talk to Trinity. He had not told Ryan to jump, yet Ryan, who was still caught up in the excitement of the game, heaved himself toward Leroy. Leroy was not expecting a flying boy to land on him. Thank God Leroy caught him- just barely, but he was safe. Ryan got a strong talking to about waiting until Daddy said, "jump." Daddy told him that he could have fallen and gotten hurt badly. He said, "Next time just wait until I tell you to go Ryan."
Oh that we might have faith like a child. Unwavering faith that God will catch us when we jump. That He is strong enough to carry us. I think God wants us to have this kind of faith, yet it's so important that we wait for Him to tell us to jump. If God says "Jump!" then we can have complete faith that He will be there waiting to catch us. But if we jump out in front of God before He tells us, we're opening ourselves up to possibly getting hurt. It's all about correct timing.
God wants us to be bold as lions, fearless, and full of Faith in Him. It's also important that we are filled with Godly wisdom to know what He's saying, and when He's saying it.
I pray that God gives us all the patience to know when to sit still, the courage to know when to "jump," and the wisdom to be able to discern the difference.
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