"Write for 5 minutes flat – no editing, no over thinking, no backtracking."
Risk
start:
Risk is not my favorite word. I like safe. I'm the Mom who got all upset when we had to wait until the tests came back on that blood draw on my little boy. I want to know NOW, and I want it to be all right. I haven't gotten much better over the years. I know better; it's just hard for this control freak to put it into practice.
The Lord has been whispering in my ear - rather persistently I might add. Every time I turn around I hear His voice. I even heard it in Lisa-Jo's blog post a few minutes ago. He is nudging me out on the edge and daring me to jump. I know He's standing there with strong, open arms to catch me, but I'm afraid of heights.
I question Him, even when I know very well He's been patient long enough. I remind Him that I'm sixty-five years old and there isn't time to waste on dreams that might not ever come true. Then I question Him some more, "Are You sure? Is that really You Lord or my own over active imagination?"
I think it's time to leap. It will mean risking things I hold rather dear - not important things mind you - just things that are important to me. It will mean investing lots of time and giving up things I like to do. It will mean being obedient and it will mean following a dream I've had for years and been too afraid to act on.
It may mean that nothing will come of it at all. But it's time to take the risk.
stop:
Blessings,
Linda
