The ministry I work for, Campus Outreach, takes an annual ski trip. Somehow I've never made it down the slopes. So, this year, the girls I spend time around on campus were all going so I went in order to spend time with them. I have always wanted to go skiing anyways so I thought I would give it a try. And the results are....(insert drum roll here)..... Mountain-1, Ginnie-0. Let's just say it's not a great idea to go to the top when you have never skied before... Apparently it's important to read the signs of what lift you are getting on.
The whole purpose of this '10 in 2010' for me has been to 'shake things up a little bit'. I really want to force myself to do things I don't normally do. The lesson I learned this time was that I love to be in control. Skiing felt totally out of control to me which manifested itself in me falling frequently and knocking some poor snowboarder over (I have the softball-sized bruise to prove it..) I hated feeling like I didn't have control. When I tried to do it on my own, I couldn't. I kept falling. But when one of the students let me hold on to his jacket while getting off the ski lift, I actually made it off without falling and really enjoyed it. As soon as I let go of him, I fell. I saw how sweet it is that I'm not in control of my life because it would look about the same as I did coming down that mountain: pure chaos and destruction. The Lord was merciful to me to order my days. Through Christ, He chose to save me from my destructive ways and transferred me to the way that leads to life (Matthew 7:13-14) just because He's good. How sweet :) As long as I'm following him, there is real joy. As soon as I let go and turn my own way, it only brings pain! AND even sweeter, He is actually the One who holds onto me! So, maybe skiing was a success after all... On to #3...
::skiing with some Georgia Tech girls::
