Why Jump?

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 sp sink or swim,                 I ’m diving in            ~ ‘Dive’ by Steven Curtis Chapman

 

These song lyrics take me straight back to a high school cross country meet, where my friend Lyndsey and I were stretching out  before our race listening to this song. While we were getting warmed up, I remember simply asking the question ‘Why wouldn’t someone dive in?’

This simply question has stumped me ever since.

I mean, to me the decision is so easy. It’s almost comically  at how easily we miss the opportunity of something so much bigger, better, and grander than anything we, as society, could ever imagine.

So, maybe the better question for me to ask isn’t why don’t you jump? But a more searching of a question for myself… why did i?

Growing up in the church, I believed that Christ was my Savior since I started Sunday school and learned that Jesus died on the cross for my sins. But it wasn’t until I was in high school, and had to start making difficult decisions on my own, did I realize that I couldn’t live  just for my selfish wants and desires. I began to question what was the most worthy thing that I could invest my life in. What fence would I jump and commit to being on the other side? And I found it!

There is nothing more worthy of having than a relationship with Jesus Christ.

Jumping the fence and committing my life to making Christ my Lord, was not a decision that led to a radical transformation over night. But it has included a commitment every day to seek out God to know Him more and to make changes in my character and behavior to be more Christ-like. Each day making a decision to chase the cross.

No trophy, plaque, or medal; no paycheck, resume’, or career; No relationship (no matter how fulfilling)-can possibly compare to the undeniable joy that a relationship with Christ can offer.

Are you seeking something beyond the difficult decisions of today? Something beyond the American Dream that everyone else is chasing? Have you considered jumping the fence?

Yes, I am the gate. Those who come in through me will be saved. Wherever they go, they will find green pastures.    ~John 10:7

 To jump or not to jump…the choice is yours!