<p class="bodytext">The first thought that comes to mind when we are overwhelmed with fear or uncertainty is to look for people who can calm those fears.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Acclaimed French tightrope walker and acrobat Charles Blondin is best known for his most daring feat of crossing the Niagrara Gorge across the roaring Niagara falls on a tightrope 1,100 feet high in June of 1859.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He walked that tightrope across 160 feet directly above the waterfalls several times and each time with a different daring feat – once in a sack, then he did it on stilts.</p>.<p class="bodytext">(Bible) Hebrews 11:1 defines faith as “...the assurance of things hoped for the conviction of things not seen”.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The crowd at Niagara gorge screamed in excitement as Blondin finally walked across one dangerous step after another — blindfolded and pushing a wheelbarrow. When Blondin reached the other side he suddenly stopped and addressed the excited crowd. “Do you believe I can carry a person across in this wheelbarrow?” </p>.<p class="bodytext">The crowd screamed excitingly “Yes You are the greatest tightrope walker in the world. You can do anything!”</p>.<p class="bodytext">Blondin then challenged the crowd “Okay, Get in the wheelbarrow with me” No one dared.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Two months later his manager Harry Colcord, showed his complete faith in Blondin and did ride on Blondin’s back across the those mighty waterfalls.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The phrase “Fear not,” and similar variations like “Do not be afraid,” occur all through the Bible.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In The Bible (Luke 17:5-10) the apostles ask Jesus to increase their Faith. Jesus responded saying that even with faith as small as a mustard seed, they could perform great things if they trusted unconditionally.</p>.<p class="bodytext">We can draw a perfectly good Faith-lesson from this. We love The Lord of our Belief. We all do. We trust in God’s Almighty Power. We pray about His power,. We speak to others about His power. We write. We sing. We Preach of the awesome power of God. But when it comes to our personal life, how many of us can take up the risks and challenges God places before on our shoulders? In relation to our personal life, our family, our work or business, our career, and our wide spectrum of relationships. Faith is a leap out of darkness into light but trusting in something unseen, something beyond our immediate understanding.</p>
<p class="bodytext">The first thought that comes to mind when we are overwhelmed with fear or uncertainty is to look for people who can calm those fears.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Acclaimed French tightrope walker and acrobat Charles Blondin is best known for his most daring feat of crossing the Niagrara Gorge across the roaring Niagara falls on a tightrope 1,100 feet high in June of 1859.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He walked that tightrope across 160 feet directly above the waterfalls several times and each time with a different daring feat – once in a sack, then he did it on stilts.</p>.<p class="bodytext">(Bible) Hebrews 11:1 defines faith as “...the assurance of things hoped for the conviction of things not seen”.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The crowd at Niagara gorge screamed in excitement as Blondin finally walked across one dangerous step after another — blindfolded and pushing a wheelbarrow. When Blondin reached the other side he suddenly stopped and addressed the excited crowd. “Do you believe I can carry a person across in this wheelbarrow?” </p>.<p class="bodytext">The crowd screamed excitingly “Yes You are the greatest tightrope walker in the world. You can do anything!”</p>.<p class="bodytext">Blondin then challenged the crowd “Okay, Get in the wheelbarrow with me” No one dared.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Two months later his manager Harry Colcord, showed his complete faith in Blondin and did ride on Blondin’s back across the those mighty waterfalls.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The phrase “Fear not,” and similar variations like “Do not be afraid,” occur all through the Bible.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In The Bible (Luke 17:5-10) the apostles ask Jesus to increase their Faith. Jesus responded saying that even with faith as small as a mustard seed, they could perform great things if they trusted unconditionally.</p>.<p class="bodytext">We can draw a perfectly good Faith-lesson from this. We love The Lord of our Belief. We all do. We trust in God’s Almighty Power. We pray about His power,. We speak to others about His power. We write. We sing. We Preach of the awesome power of God. But when it comes to our personal life, how many of us can take up the risks and challenges God places before on our shoulders? In relation to our personal life, our family, our work or business, our career, and our wide spectrum of relationships. Faith is a leap out of darkness into light but trusting in something unseen, something beyond our immediate understanding.</p>