Fear Breaking Fear

The other day I was blessed to hear the story of a gal who had a life changing experience on the ropes course.  I was so happy to hear this because I thought she hated the whole experience.

I knew the Giant Swing really shook her up... I was on the unhooking end of the element that day and thought I was gonna have my first puking participant... she was so pale and green!  I remember how shaky she was too, she needed extra assistance stepping down the ladder and over to a tree.  She stayed there a long time, catching her breath and finding her land legs again.  Her first responses to me were how horrible it was and how she wished she hadn't done the swing!  I wasn't surprised after seeing how shaken up she was.

The swing... start 25 feet high...  swing out over the hill to a height of 60-70 feet in the air!

The really cool thing is that I got to hear more about her experience when I ran into her at lunch a few days later.  She shared with me that it took 4 days to process the ropes course experience and in that time God had spoken to her in a really clear way.  God told her that the Giant Swing was the hardest thing that He would ever ask her to do.  She said she never wanted to go off the swing again but that she was glad she did because it brought so much freedom to her and totally broke the pattern of fear in her life!   YAY FOR FREEDOM!!

I love how God works even in the uncomfortable and scary times in our lives... thank you Lord for your faithfulness and for letting me hear this testimony of your goodness!!