While taking a bath one evening, I decided to sit in the empty bathtub while it filled with hot water, instead of my usual practice of filling it prior to attempting to submerge myself. Surprisingly, I sat there completely at ease and able to withstand the heat, because my body was getting exposed to it all at once.
Doing so, I was reminded of how much more difficult it is to step into a bathtub of already drawn hot water. Sitting is not even an option, because you must first bear the heat long enough to STAND. This is due to the fact that the hot water is new territory and our bodies are not yet accustomed to the temperature. So, we must ease in, and if we find the gall to submerge ourselves all at once, it is somewhat shocking to our system. So what do we do?...
If you're anything like me, you inch in, toe by toe, foot by foot, until you are finally completely standing. Oh yeah, it's real hot right about that time, but you're in now! Therefore, you must make a decision to take the heat until the initial shock dissipates, and your brain tells the rest of your tense body that it is alright to ease into the steamy abyss. At this point, every muscle and joint relaxes into the realization that this is EXACTLY what was needed.
The same is true for us when we are approached with the opportunity to thrust our WHOLE BEINGS into the sometimes shocking territory of new ideas, dreams, and visions. How often don't we allow ourselves to get past the "big toe" test, jumping out of the water before we quite literally get proper footing?
In order to truly become successful in the area of NEW TERRITORY, we must make a decision that no matter how hot and uncomfortable it initially feels, we are going to take it! Standing on both feet, until the longing of our soul is at ease, knowing that we are EXACTLY where we need to be, doing what we are called to do!
---Love, Peace, and Progress,
Baria L. Jennings
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