Trust the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not on thine own understanding. In all they ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths. Proverbs 3: 5-6
I love to float in the water because it’s amazing to me how peaceful that sensation can be! You feel totally at peace with only the beating of your own heart resounding in your ears, and your slow, steady breathing. You are suspended almost by unseen arms. Peace is all around you – that unmistakable presence of God. You instinctively surrender to it and relax.
In order to float in this life, you have to make a decision – do I let go, relax, and let God, or do I fight against that urge and try to swim through problems and do it on my own. Floating involves complete surrender and trust in God.
I can think of so many times when I or someone I love, agonized over a decision, a situation, an uncertainty, a bad diagnosis, a disappointment, or just an everyday problem. Sometimes it’s even the sight of seeing the suffering of others who, like us, are stumbling in dreams to which they thought they were entitled or plans unrealized. It’s at these times, when I float on the love and prayers of those folks who love and care for me. They come in and mirror the face of Jesus, and it’s like I feel them sitting beside me with my hand in theirs.
At this point in our lives, we find ourselves in the midst of friends, relatives, and countless others who are facing cancer, divorce, retirement, illness, depression, family issues, and many other problems. When all of the earthly scientific remedies have been sought, treatments exhausted, and answers not forthcoming, where do we go? My answer would be, just float. Give it to God and let him sustain you with those everlasting arms. He’s got this – float!