Linking up with everyone for Five Minute Friday, where a remarkably encouraging and loving community gathers to write for five minutes. This week’s prompt is: DIVE.
It was a beautiful sunny afternoon and our families ventured to a water park complete with large inner tubes to float down the lazy river. Super size slides and water tunnels did not intimate the adults sliding down right after their children. The large swimming area with a few cascading waterfalls and smooth rock side finish gave the effect of a mountain pool. There were a few life guards but with so many children and adults splashing and making happy noises, they did not see a child struggling in the deep end of the pool, very close to the water fall. She was frantically trying to get to the side of the pool and the look on her face was that of fear and terror She went under and kicked herself back up for air and struggled more. I shouted to the life guards to HELP but my voice could not penetrate through the noise.
The only voice that was penetrating through the noise was that of my own voice…in my head that said, DIVE!
And I did. I swam to her and she saw me coming. When I was close enough she began grabbing for me for her safety. She was struggling and I feared we would both go under the water.
STOP FIGHTING ME! I shouted. TRUST ME! She stopped flailing her arms long enough for me to quickly turn her around and slide my left arm under hers and kicked and pulled through the water with my right arm…we made it to the ladder on the other side of the pool. I was breathless. Relieved. She was rescued.
Sometimes helping friends in need is risky. It may cost you something of great value. It may require you to DIVE into their mess and unknown struggles to rescue them from serious consequences. DIVE in and call out for God the rescuer to help you both find peace and safety.
Sometimes we struggle against others helping us. We fight against what is good and right. Sometimes we don’t trust our helper because we are drowning in fear, pain, worry and hopelessness.
Stop struggling against God. You’re gasping for air and Jesus says, “TRUST ME! I am the great RESCUER! I will DIVE in for you. I have already been to the depths for you. Stop struggling against ME…I love you with an everlasting love. I will rescue you!”
Donna Harris‑More Grace 
Well written, beautiful story. You have a great blog…keep it up!
Thank you for your kinds words of encouragement! Blessings and More Grace,
Donna
Hello, I’m Lesley and I’m visiting from Lisa-Jo Baker’s blog. What a wonderful story and what a wonderful Christ connection that came from “dive”. “Sometimes helping friends in need is risky…DIVE in and call out for God the rescuer to help you both find peace and safety.” I have realized lately that I call out for God to rescue me, I call out for Him to rescue a friend but when I get in the thick helping that friend, I forget to include God to make it a “trio”, “a strand of three that cannot be broken.” Thank you for reminding me to call out to God to help us BOTH find peace.