When
I was a kid I took swimming lessons at the neighborhood pool. The easy
part was when I grabbed on to the side of the pool while someone held me up as
I learned how to kick. Then came the hard part--learning how to float.
It
was hard for me to believe that the water would hold me up without any effort
of my own. I would try to float, but then my feet would immediately drop down
so I could stand up. I didn’t fool anyone when I did that awkward “half swim”
where I walked along the bottom of the pool while moving my arms like I was
swimming.
The
instructor kept telling me to trust him—that the water really would hold me up
if I would just relax. But that was the problem. I couldn’t relax when I
thought I was going to drown. Then one day, and I quit trying to float and just went limp. To
my surprise I didn’t sink. For the first time in my life I floated—without any
effort on my part. When I totally surrendered to the water and quit struggling,
the water held me up.
That’s
how we learn to trust God. Inwardly we go limp. We quit trying to trust Him and submit to His complete control. In absolute
surrender, we say, “Lord, I’m totally depending on you to come through for me.”
David continually put his trust in God and relaxed:
“I
trust in the mercy of God forever and ever” (Ps. 52:8).
“In
God I have put my trust” (Ps.56:4)
“In
God I have put my trust; I will not be afraid” (Ps. 56:11).
“My
soul trusts in You” (Ps. 57:1)
“Trust
in Him at all times, you people” (Ps. 62:8)
David
learned how to float by relaxing and placing his complete trust in God rather
than himself. And we must do the same. www.makinglifecount.net
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BIBLE STUDY “What
does it mean to be born of water?”
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