{"id":5398,"date":"2014-07-03T07:38:12","date_gmt":"2014-07-03T07:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/?p=5398"},"modified":"2016-01-07T09:48:12","modified_gmt":"2016-01-07T09:48:12","slug":"the-big-wave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/50plus\/the-big-wave\/","title":{"rendered":"The big wave"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I was reminded the other day of that moment when you are sitting just outside the breaking surf and look out to sea and see an enormous set of waves heading your way.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a mixture of emotions. On one hand that\u2019s what you\u2019re there for \u2013 the perfect wave; but on the other hand there is fear as you contemplate what the wave might do to you.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Your choices are threefold \u2013 you can turn towards the beach and start paddling in the hope that you get the ride of your life and live to tell the tale; you can paddle frantically towards the wave in the hope that you can go over the top before it breaks; or you can just sit there, duck dive it and hope everything will be okay (it never is!)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>It reminded me of the Christian walk. Sometimes you seem to just sit around in calm water waiting and hoping that something will happen. You\u2019re there, ready for action but with little to do. At other times there\u2019s lots happening but it\u2019s all under control \u2013 you may be working hard but it\u2019s nothing you can\u2019t handle. Then there\u2019s the times when you see a great wall of power sweeping towards you and you realise that things are outside of your control.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019re faced with the same choices \u2013 go with it and hope you can ride it, sit there like a sitting duck or move in the opposite direction.<\/p>\n<p>The worst thing you can do is just sit on your surfboard and hope everything is going to be okay \u2013 it won\u2019t. You\u2019ll get trashed. Sometimes fear takes over and you just want to be safe and live to see another day. That can be the right choice sometimes when faced with a wall of water. Even though it leaves you feeling disappointed with yourself it\u2019s good to know your own limitations. The very best scenario is when you go for it, it all works out and you get the ride of your life.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">The great thing about the Christian life is that God knows our limitations and we can trust Him for the ride of our lives knowing that what He calls us to, He equips for.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"https:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/50plus\/the-big-wave\/\"><\/div><script>\n<!-- \/\/LinkWithinCodeStart\nvar linkwithin_site_id = 897245;\nvar linkwithin_div_class = \"linkwithin_hook\";\n\/\/LinkWithinCodeEnd -->\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/widget.js\"><\/script>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.linkwithin.com\/pixel.png?w=750\" alt=\"Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...\" style=\"border: 0\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was reminded the other day of that moment when you are sitting just outside the breaking surf and look out to sea and see an enormous set of waves heading your way. 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