An acrobat, a wheelbarrow, and a challenge of faith

Can you imagine a tightrope stretched over a quarter of a mile and spanning the breadth of Niagara Falls? The thundering sound of the pounding water drowning out all other sounds as you watch a man step onto the rope and walk across!

This stunning feat made Charles Blondin famous in the summer of 1859. He walked 160 feet above the falls several times back and forth between Canada and the United States as huge crowds on both sides looked on with shock and awe. Once he crossed in a sack, once on stilts, another time on a bicycle, and once he even carried a stove and cooked an omelet!

On July 15, Blondin walked backward across the tightrope to Canada and returned pushing a wheelbarrow.

The Blondin story is told that it was after pushing a wheelbarrow across while blindfolded that Blondin asked for some audience participation. The crowds had watched and "Ooooohed" and "Aaaaahed!" He had proven that he could do it; of that, there was no doubt. But now he was asking for a volunteer to get into the wheelbarrow and take a ride across the Falls with him!

It is said that he asked his audience, "Do you believe I can carry a person across in this wheelbarrow?" Of course the crowd shouted that yes, they believed!

(Later in August of 1859, his manager, Harry Colcord, did ride on Blondin's back across the Falls.)

The Charles Blondin Story - a Picture of Faith

The story of Charles Blondin paints a real life picture of what faith actually is. The crowd had watched his daring feats. They said they believed, but their actions proved they truly didn't.

It's one thing for us to say we believe in God. It's true faith though when we believe God and put our faith and trust in His Son, Jesus Christ.

Don't worry, Jesus has carried many across to Heaven's gates. He can be trusted! It was then that Blondin posed the question - "Who will get in the wheelbarrow?' Of course...none did.

[Read the story HERE and HERE.]

Verskillende soorte Christene ...

Baie Christene is soos kruiwaens - onbruikbaar, tensy hulle gestoot word.

Sommige is soos `n kano - hulle moet gedurig aangedryf word. 

Sommige is soos `n vlieër - as jy hulle nie aan `n tou vashou nie, vlieg hulle weg. 

Sommige is soos `n rugbybal - jy weet nooit in watter rigting hulle gaan spring nie. 

Ander is weer soos ballonne - vol wind en gereed om te ontplof. 

Party is soos `n sleepwa - hulle moet gedurig getrek word. 

Sommige is soos neonligte - hulle gaan gedurig aan en af. 

En dan is daar dié wat soos `n goeie horlosie is - oop, pure goud, in stilte besig om die goeie werk te doen. 

'n Groot geskenk ...

 

Salt -vs- Rice ...

If you were to cook 3 cups of rice, would you add 3 cups of salt to it? Certainly not!

So, in every preparation of rice, the grains of rice always outnumber the salt, yet a little salt makes a huge difference/impact in the overall outcome.

In the room in which you currently are, look up at the ceiling ...
What is the size of the bulb compared to the size of the room? It is probably a ratio of 1:5000. Yet, darkness flees the entire space once the small bulb is flipped on.

If I am the salt of the earth, and the light of the world, then "little me" has the ability to make big things happen ...

Sometimes, because we feel outnumbered or overwhelmed at the sheer magnitude of evil or wrong-doers, we then choose powerlessness, and decide to go with the flow, not standing up for what we believe is right.

LITTLE doesn't mean insignificant. You are significant. Your presence should make a BIG difference. Stop waiting to be on the side of the majority. They may be the majority, but they are the trivial majority, and you are the impact minority.

They are the RICE of the world, and you are the SALT of the world..
They are the ROOM and you are the LIGHT.
Make your influence felt!

Remember:
You are the world's seasoning, to make it beautiful...
So if we can just do the right seasoning to make even one life beautiful our life is worth living.
Onward and Upwards! Be the SALT in someone's life today.

Speak in such a way ...

I am always worried