LIVING ON THE EDGE AT THE TOP OF THE WORLD - ICELAND

Iceland, Eyjafjallajökull - May 1st and 2nd, 2010 from Sean Stiegemeier on Vimeo.

A missionary friend of mine, Brook Sarver, put me in touch with this powerful video. (By the way, Brook is in Thailand and this awesome photographer, Sean Steigemeier is looking for sponsors.)

Most of us live in safe, tame places. More ordinary than spectacular.  But the truth is that life is never lived to the fullest unless we are willing to embrace the adventure that goes with truly living.  Jesus said, "I have come that they might have life, and have it to the full." (John 10:10) There is an energizing beauty to letting go and letting God take you to the places He has planned for you--places where you will learn of His strength, see the world through His eyes and grow. This doesn't always mean going to geographically far away places; but it does mean never settling with the ruts of ordinary, head-down existence.  As I have said more than once, "A rut is a grave with both ends kicked out!" Peter found danger, but he also found greater commitment when he stepped outside the boat and answered Jesus' call to walk to Him on the water.