Doc Wheeler wrote:
> There's a part of the Eagle Creek trail in Oregon that is cut from
> a rock cliff, and is at least 100ft. above a rocky chasm and fair size
> river.
>
> I took the outpost there for a hike, at the end is a huge waterfall
> that flows over the trail and you can stand behind the falls..and even
> reach out and touch the backside of it!
>
> To get there you must pass this cliff side portion of the trail.
>
> This is a popular trail.. thousands pass each season, with no
> handrail needed.. yet the boys asked me if it was completly safe...
> and the truth is that last year a hiker fell to their death from
> stumbling backward, right there!
>
> One Pioneer who rarely listens<G> got every concerned... and then
> as we approached the cliff showed fear! He got red faced.. and crowded
> the wall of rock as we approched.. then he stoped!
>
> *Where does FEAR come from?
>
> Clearly in this boy he FEARED THE WORST! *The Un-known loomed ahead,
> the world he knew suddenly required him to not make a mistake and step
> off the trail! He was unsure he could walk that trail!
>
> Do you face un-known trails where you FEAR a mis-step will lead to
> distruction?
>
> Courage is more than a word put in our RANGER CODE for us to say in the
> safety of the Outpost meeting.. COURAGE come into play when we face
> FEAR! We don't have to.. we can still be Christians, and go about our
> lives avoiding situations... mayby quiting out of frustration..burnout,
> un resolved communication..
>
> *Or.. we can face the FEAR!
>
> We stoped, and yes God answered our prayers for courage.. But we also
> spoke kindness, encouragement, clear reasoning.. and added a dose of
> good humor, This courageous Ranger passed the narrow trailside danger!
>
> How did he do it?
> -----------------
>
> He "found" Courage, and overlooked the FEAR inside him!
> I think he filled his heart and mind with light.. and that replaced the
> darkness that griped him, thu friends and trust in others and in his
> Lord!
>
> HE OVERCAME HIS HANDICAP!
>
> Courage!
> -=A=-
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