The Cliffhanger

A man named Jack was walking along a steep cliff one day when he accidentally got too close to the edge and fell. On the way down he grabbed a branch, which temporarily stopped his fall. He looked down and, to his horror, he saw that the canyon fell straight down for more than a thousand feet. He couldn't hang onto the branch forever, and there was not way for him to climb up the steep wall of the cliff. So Jack began yelling for help, hoping that someone passing by would hear him and lower a rope or something. "Help! Help! Is anyone up there? Help!" he yelled for a long time, but no one heard him. He was about to give up when he heard a voice.

"Jack, Jack can you hear me?"

"Yes, yes! I can hear you. I'm down here!"

"I can see you, Jack. Are you alright?"

"Yes, but who are you, and were are you?"

"I am the Lord, Jack. I'm everywhere."

"The lord? You mean God?"

"That's me."

"God, please help me! I promise if you'll get me down from here, I'll stop sinning. I'll be a real good person. I'll serve You for the rest of my life."

"Easy on the promises, Jack. Let's get you off from there; then we can talk. Now, here's what I want you to do. Listen carefully."

"I'll do anything Lord. Just tell me what to do."

"Okay. Let go of the branch."

"What?"

There was a long silence. Finally Jack yelled, "Help! Help! Is anyone else up there?"

Have you ever felt like Jack? We say that we want to know the will of God, but when we find out what it is, we can't handle it. Sounds too scary--too difficult. We decide to look elsewhere. When He says, "Let go of the things that stand between you and Me, and trust Me with your life," it sounds pretty scary. But when we let go, we find freedom and safety in His hands.

"No eyes have ever seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him." (1 Corinthians 2:9)

                                                 SO JUST LET GO, AND LET GOD!