Fear Of heights
When I was 18 I began to drive tractor trailer. My dad bought a truck and a friend and I motored about the USA. Free as birds we were. During that time I became familiar with CB radios. The simplest way to avoid a speeding ticket, an accident or simply to find the best food, was to use your radio. Back then I was the King Cobra, pioneered by the fact that my younger brother had begun as the Python. (Another story.)
And part of that culture was you had to have a base station. So, I went out and bought a used CB radio. The trick was that we had a 3 story building with a very steep peak. Very steep! And the reality of it was I hated heights and yet, the peak was where the antenna had to go. So, as I tied a ladder to a lower peak in order to get leverage to get to the top, fear began to creep in. The antenna was not that heavy, but it was going to require both hands to attach it to the chimney. That was two more hands than I wanted to relinquish to this project. But I persevered because the desire to communicate was great. The ability to talk to my friends, to show off. CB radio users were always teasing each other about their long reaching capabilities. "How far away are you?" The project took longer than I wanted but finally it was completed. I adjusted the antenna and scrambled down.
God is a lot like that. He wants you to reach people. He wants you to communicate. And to communicate better may require a better equipping. My car CB and car antenna were different and far more easier to install, but did not have the longer distance capabilities for the most part. I needed height. I needed a combination that would work higher up. What has been the equipping of my life? Am I prepared for the next level, ready for the transition? What does it take for me to increase the sphere of my influence? Enable me to reach more people? It appears that I must go up. I could sit in my comfortable "car and talk to people, or I can go up and increase the communication. And the conversations will be different, because the smaller units of the car may reach my local target, whereas going up extends my message to groups beyond my locale.
God would like to be a part of your life where you are add value to other's lives. Consider going up. The level that you may have put aside because of the cost is quite possibly the level from which you will see greater fruit.
And part of that culture was you had to have a base station. So, I went out and bought a used CB radio. The trick was that we had a 3 story building with a very steep peak. Very steep! And the reality of it was I hated heights and yet, the peak was where the antenna had to go. So, as I tied a ladder to a lower peak in order to get leverage to get to the top, fear began to creep in. The antenna was not that heavy, but it was going to require both hands to attach it to the chimney. That was two more hands than I wanted to relinquish to this project. But I persevered because the desire to communicate was great. The ability to talk to my friends, to show off. CB radio users were always teasing each other about their long reaching capabilities. "How far away are you?" The project took longer than I wanted but finally it was completed. I adjusted the antenna and scrambled down.
God is a lot like that. He wants you to reach people. He wants you to communicate. And to communicate better may require a better equipping. My car CB and car antenna were different and far more easier to install, but did not have the longer distance capabilities for the most part. I needed height. I needed a combination that would work higher up. What has been the equipping of my life? Am I prepared for the next level, ready for the transition? What does it take for me to increase the sphere of my influence? Enable me to reach more people? It appears that I must go up. I could sit in my comfortable "car and talk to people, or I can go up and increase the communication. And the conversations will be different, because the smaller units of the car may reach my local target, whereas going up extends my message to groups beyond my locale.
God would like to be a part of your life where you are add value to other's lives. Consider going up. The level that you may have put aside because of the cost is quite possibly the level from which you will see greater fruit.
posted by Pastor Lee | 3:47 AM
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