{"id":742,"date":"2013-04-19T23:21:07","date_gmt":"2013-04-20T04:21:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pambhm.net\/blog\/?p=742"},"modified":"2013-04-19T23:21:07","modified_gmt":"2013-04-20T04:21:07","slug":"five-minute-friday-jump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.pambhm.net\/blog\/2013\/04\/19\/five-minute-friday-jump\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Minute Friday: Jump"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today I am joining Lisa-Jo for Five Minute Friday<\/a>. If you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re new here (welcome!) the rules are simple: Write, don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t edit, link your post to her page, and then share the encouragement like wildfire.<\/p>\n

The prompt this week is: Jump<\/p>\n

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“Go ahead and jump” – an old Van Halen song from the past. I have no idea what the rest of the lyrics of the song are – or what the intent is. However, I have used that phrase to encourage myself to move ahead with something – particularly when it scary or I’m hesitant.<\/p>\n

Jumping in with both feet tends to mean a little shock – like going in the pool when you know it’s going to be cold. It also means giving yourself fully.<\/p>\n

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There is an old joke about a hen and a pig giving themselves for the farmer’s breakfast. The hen was involved, the pig was fully committed. That’s what I want to be – fully committed, not just involved – when it comes to my faith and sharing and reflecting the love of Jesus. I want to reflect Him, not give a distorted image.<\/p>\n

This means jumping – being fully committed; fully engaged.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today I am joining Lisa-Jo for Five Minute Friday. If you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re new here (welcome!) the rules are simple: Write, don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t edit, link your post to her page, and then share the encouragement like wildfire. The prompt this week is: Jump     “Go ahead and jump” – an old Van Halen song from the past. … <\/p>\n

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