The Deep End
Often times I compare my spiritual relationship with God to the time when I was a child and began swimming in the deep end of the pool. When we are born, it takes us forever to learn how to walk. Then we somehow navigate through life with the miracle of balancing this huge amount of weight on two tiny little feet. If you think about it, walking itself is a miracle all by itself. Then I ventured into swimming. I have always had the safety and security of dry land. I would wade into the pool, and still feel the comfortable, reassuring ground beneath my feet. This is like when I was first introduced to the things of the spirit. This is similar to when I first start exploring faith. If God let me down, I could always fall back on the safety of dry ground. I began watching the big kids having so much fun doing what looks seemingly impossible. I would see them diving off the diving board, and doing all sorts of cool maneuvers into the d...
