upside down

Our vacation is about to come to an end and we will be back to the real world tomorrow. We took the kids to Dollywood today. I have never been to an amusement park when I had to wear a coat, three shirts, gloves, and a hat. Usually it is 100 degrees outside and we have sweat dripping off the tips of our noses.

As we were standing in lines for the roller coasters, I started thinking about what a risk we take on these rides. We stand in line for 45 minutes to an hour so that teenage workers who are making minimum wage can operate a piece of machinery that will sling our bodies around at speeds in excess of 100mph, give us whiplash, and flip us upside down....and we don't even think twice about it. We have never even met the designers and engineers of these rides and we trust them completely.

We make the decision every day to exercise blind faith. So why is it that we sometimes hesitate to have faith in our Creator who knows us personally? Why can't we surrender ourselves to Him so that He can turn our lives upside down?

It would be a ride we would never forget!