Balancing acts Christians, you don’t ever have to work without a net!

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Balancing acts

Christians, you don’t ever have to work without a net!

To Christians who are walking with the Lord, He provides a perfect Daily balance.

19 Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens. - Psalm 68:19 (NIV)

19 Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens. - Psalm 68:19 (NIV)

19 Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens. - Psalm 68:19 (NIV) Is perfectly balanced by…

23 Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me.” - Luke 9:23 (NIV)

23 Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me.” - Luke 9:23 (NIV)

“The Human Pyramid”

Several Wallendas have been out-spoken Christians

14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. - Matthew 7:14 (KJV)

Nik is a seventh generation Wallenda performer.

"That mist was thick. It was hard to see at times. The wind was wild. It'd come at me one way and hit me from the front, and then hit me from the back.” - Nik Wallenda

155 years earlier at Niagara Falls and without a safety harness or a net

“I am the Great Blondin! Do you believe in me?”

“Do you believe I can carry a man across on my shoulders?”

“I am the Great Blondin! Do you believe in me?” “Do you believe I can carry a man across on my shoulders?” “WHO will volunteer to do it?!!”

“I am the Great Blondin! Do you believe in me?” “Do you believe I can carry a man across on my shoulders?” “WHO will volunteer to do it?!!” Ever heard of Harry Colcord?

“Look up, Harry… you are no longer Colcord, you are Blondin. Until I clear this place be a part of me, mind, body, and soul. If I sway, sway with me. Do not attempt to do any balancing yourself. If you do we will both go to our death.”

This is the difference between Believing and Trusting

5 "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; 6 in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight." - Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV

5 "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; 6 in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight." - Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV

A couple things to think about 1. As a Christian, do I daily take up my cross? 2. Am I known by others as a Believer in Jesus, or as one who Trusts in Jesus?