WHAT WAS IT?
My son and I were snorkeling on a beautiful Caribbean beach.
Beautiful water, fantastic coral. One problem! No fish!
There had always been lots of beautiful fish in the area before.
At the end, where the beach met the jungle, was a huge rock, 10 or 15 feet high. Flat on the side facing us. It extended far out in the water as it disappeared under the sea. Waves broke against it. I suggested that the waves should be bringing fish against the rock.
We started following the rock as it went deeper. Still no fish. My son was a few kicks in front of me, leading the way. Suddenly, he spun around and started quickly swimming toward the shore. As he passed me, he grabbed my shoulder and spun me around. I followed him toward shore. As we reached shallow water and could stand, I asked, what is going on? What did you see? He said, as he continued toward shore, “I’m not sure, but it was bigger than me”.
We left that beach. We didn’t go snorkeling there again.
What was it? I have no idea. But whatever it was,it placed a fear in us so that we did not want to find out.
Still don’t know. Don’t want to know. Call me chicken? You take a look.
Fear can stop us in our tracks. It can stop us from finding treasure or destruction. That time, it was not worth finding out
Jesus said, “Fear not, I am with you”. He also said, “Count the cost”. In my life, I have found that at times, some things are best left alone. Sometimes I have charged in and then wished I had not. Sometimes I have stood back, retreated, and wondered what would have been the outcome.
Thank goodness we worship a God who is involved in our lives and our world. He helps us with our decisions and helps us reshape our lives even when we go wrong.