Ken and his family arrived at their condo in Cozumel, Mexico, ready to enjoy a week-long vacation. Ken's son, Michael, looked out the back window and saw a 20-foot-high platform that people were jumping off into the Pacific Ocean. Within minutes they were out of their clothes, into their swim trunks and jumping off the platform.
After a couple of jumps, Michael noticed his 7-year-old sister, Jenna, watching them. Michael said, "Dad, I think Jenna wants to go off with us." Jenna is a Cinderella, Polly Pockets, Fairy Princess kind of girl, Ken thought. She's not into stuff like this, she'll be scared to death. But Ken walked over to the kiddie pool and said, "Jenna, honey, do you want to go off the big platform with me?" She smiled and said, "Sure, let's go!"
Ken was astonished. On the way up the steps to the platform, he just knew any moment that she would back out. They got to the edge, father and daughter holding hands. Once more Ken asked, "Are you sure you want to do this?" Jenna nodded, and they jumped.
They swam to the shore. As they were walking back to the platform steps, Ken asked Jenna, "What made you decide to do that?" Jenna, a very verbal child, said, "OK, when we were walking up the steps I just told myself to calm down, and that there was no reason to be scared. I knew I was with my daddy and that everything was going to be alright."
As people who have a relationship with God, this ought to be our attitude. The God who created the universe and everything in it is the SAME God who is our heavenly Father. And as long as our daddy's with us, everything's going to be alright.....
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