Verse of the Day - Isaiah 43:2

When you go through deep waters, I will be with you. ~ Isaiah 43:2 (NLT)

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When I was a kid in the summertime, we used to get the season family pass to the large community pool in town. Man, it seems like I spent all summer there! They had not one, but three pools -- the kiddie pool (1.5 - 3'), the lap pool (3.5-6'), and the diving pool (6-12') which even had an underwater viewing area! Those were good times!

But alot of kids were/are afraid of the diving pool. Why? Because it's "deep water". Twelve feet?!? Yikes! Too deep! But, here's the thing -- if you're swimming on top, it doesn't matter if you're in 5 feet of water, or 12, right?

So, my question to you is: If you're swimming along in life with the Lord when things are going fairly well (5 feet lap pool), why do you panic when circumstances put you in the deep water (12 foot diving pool)? Same water, only deeper. And more importantly, same God to swim with. Is it possible that when tough times hit, we choose to sink below the surface in the depths of despair, where the devil can watch you in the underwater viewing area? Maybe God is asking you, Hey, what are you doing down there? I'm up here, on the surface. C'mon on up here, so we can swim through this water, instead of you getting bogged down underneath.

The truth is that God is underwater, too, even if you're down in the deep water. But it's difficult to swim underwater for very long -- you only have so much lung capacity. So, my friend, if you're bogged down in the deep water of life, remember that swimming on the surface, by trusting God fully for all that you're going through, is where the air is, and where peace and joy can be found . . . even in the deep end of life's pool.

So, go ahead -- jump into the deep end. Same water, same God. If you trust Him in five feet, you can trust him in twelve.

Love,
Joelene