Make the Jump!

I had a really cool experience that I thought I'd share:


I was sitting outside while on campus, attempting to study, when I looked up and saw a sweet interaction between a young boy, maybe 4 years old, and his dad. 

The little boy was having fun jumping off of a wall, into his dad's arms. I was amazed at the fearlessness of this little boy as he leaped off the 5ft wall and traveled easily 6ft forward in the air before being safely caught by his dad. This little boy knew without a doubt that his daddy would catch him and that he wouldn't let him fall. 

However, the next time the boy got up to take the leap, he stopped just before jumping and told his dad that it was too far and that he couldn't make it. His dad simply smiled and reassured the boy that he would catch him. Trusting in this, the boy jumped. He made the leap, without his dad having to move closer, though he had been hesitant just moments before. 

I thought about how similar this is to us as we go through this life. Sometimes, we are perfectly fine, we know we can make the jump and that we will be safe. However, at times the distance can seem too far and appears frightening. We say that we can't do it, and that we will never make it. But, our Heavenly Father knows exactly what we can do and He knows that we will be able to make it. He simply reassures us, and if we will look to Him, instead of focusing on the distance, that is all the encouragement we need. We have to trust that our Heavenly Father will always catch us, even if we can't quite make the full distance - He won't let us fall! If we take that leap of faith, trusting in our Father, we can accomplish more than we ever thought possible and become all that He knows we can be!!