The Journey Day 33: Trust Fall

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There is a game my son learned about in school. It is called “Trust Fall.” A trust fall is where a person walks up to another person and falls, trusting that person will catch them.

This game requires a few things:

1. A person willing to fall.

2. A person willing to lose control of themselves.

3. A person willing to relinquish that control into the hands of another.

My son, who is well over six feet tall, found himself as the “catcher” of people wanting to do trust falls. A couple of reasons for that — he is an awesome gentleman who is more than likely not going to let someone fall. Second, he is big enough to catch anyone in their school for the most part. People assessed they would be safe and made a plan to be caught by someone that could do the job. Sometimes there are things God will not allow us to see, assess, or plan, but we have to be still and trust He is there to catch us.

God’s trust fall is recorded in Matthew 11, “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.”