{"id":2552,"date":"2012-01-02T11:46:33","date_gmt":"2012-01-02T11:46:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/prayables\/?p=2552"},"modified":"2012-01-02T12:31:07","modified_gmt":"2012-01-02T12:31:07","slug":"bungee-baby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/prayables\/2012\/01\/bungee-baby.html","title":{"rendered":"Bungee Baby"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>\u201cI wanted to do something adventurous, so I went to a shopping mall in a different neighborhood<\/em>.\u201d Woo-hoo, talk about thrills! She ignored the sarcasm and went on with her story. \u201cIn the north court by J.C. Penny I look up and see a toddler dangling overhead, barely clearing the third tier of stores. That\u2019s three stories above the ground.<\/em>\u201d O.K., tell me more. \u201cIt takes a few minutes until I realize that this baby is bungee-jumping and she\u2019s enjoying every minute of it<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

The mom of the bungee baby is explaining to the large group who gathered to watch, that she brings her 3-year old daughter to the mall for fun, because Daddy is a paratrooper and well\u2026 jumping from ridiculous heights is hereditary.<\/p>\n

Talk about trust. Can you imagine having complete confidence in elastic straps and a twenty-something stunt operator to propel your child 50 feet in the air?\u00a0 What must Mom\u2019s faith life look like?<\/p>\n

We\u2019re told all the time to trust in the Lord. But how many of us actually do? Doubt and fear are very persuasive. Too often it wins the argument. Maybe you\u2019re questioning God because your finances are a mess, your kids aren\u2019t living up to their potential or because at this moment in time\u2026life sucks.<\/p>\n

Is there a lesson to be learned from a bungee jumping baby? If the \u201cexcitement genes\u201d in the little girl is strong enough to overcome her \u201cdanger genes,\u201d it must be possible that our \u201cfaith genes\u201d can overcome our \u201cdoubt genes. \u201d<\/p>\n

After all, if Mom didn\u2019t strap her kid into the harness in the first place, the baby would never have known the joy. See the connection? It\u2019s inside every one of us to trust. There\u2019s joy in the outcome and we<\/em> can do it without dangling helplessly in the middle of a shopping mall.<\/p>\n

– Prayables<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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