Waterfall Adventure Day

Jaco, Costa Rica November 2021

One day while in Jaco, a few of us decided to have spontaneous adventure day and go hike to a jungle waterfall. I don't think any of us quite realized what we were  getting ourselves into...Crossing ditches, squelching through mud, and trying to avoid bullet ant nests we slowly but surely made our way through the jungle. After what felt like hours I could see the waterfall and man, it was so worth the hike. Crystal blue water pouring down into a magical pool, it was simply perfect.

As people started to line up to jump off the waterfall, I shivered a little as doubts and fears began to whisper in my mind. "you can't do it." You'll embarrass yourself and look stupid." Lies from the past resurfacing. But you know what I did? Instead of giving ear to those voices, I began to climb. With every step, I become more scared and yet, that fear seemed to drive me forward. All the growth and healing I had been pressing into over the last 2 months became so evident. I realized I'd learned how to do things scared. I'd decided fear of failure and fear of man would no longer hold me back in life. And so I jumped. It was exhilarating and incredible and so worth it.

To me this is such a beautiful picture of life with the Lord. God doesn't promise to give us all the answers or step-by-step instructions for our lives, but he does promise to be by our side every step of the way. Stepping into our calling looks like taking a leap of faith and jumping in, even when doubt and fear are still present.

Freedom is worth every painful moment of growth and healing.