I’m not sure if you have ever watched the show, if you have
then you know what I am talking about. However, if you haven’t basically the
idea is that people compete in these challenges and whoever makes it through
wins money. Now these battles are not easy things, they generally involve
eating bugs, sitting in snakes, diving into something gross or doing a stunt
from a helicopter or a high building.
I MIGHT do well on most of these competitions…however,
heights is where I would fail horribly. See I have a healthy fear of heights by
that I mean they down right scare me to death! I have always had a small fear,
however when I was in college, something happened that make this fear even
stronger. It involved this roof…and a loose toe board. To make a long story
short, I was on a mission trip repairing a roof and the toe board I was on
slipped. Had it not been for a friend and my crew chief, I question where I
would be today and also if I would be here today.
Fast forward to this week end where I had the joy of going
on a trip with the youth group from my church, where we went to a Rangers game
and set way, way high up and also Hurricane Harbor. It was at Hurricane Harbor
that I got the “joy” one of these tackling slides. One of which was this giant
thing, known as the Tornado:
While waiting in line tried to back out several times…in
fact when the time came to get in the tube, I’m sure the guy thought I was
crazy because I kept asking if the ride
was safe and if anyone had ever died on it. Now you may laugh...but that is the
level of my fear both of heights and perhaps a little fear of the unknown. Now once I got over the initial fear…the ride
was absolutely amazing! I am so glad that I stuck with it, well was kind of
forced to stick with it.
Fear can do many things to a person; it can keep them from
accomplishing something amazing and wonderful. Fear can keep a person missing
out something great in their life. I
want to challenge you don’t let fear keep
you from doing something that could be amazing or accomplishing
something that could change your life…or who knows you overcoming your fears
may have a life changing impact on someone else....
