Water Skiing, Jesus, and disappointment

Hey you guys, it's Hannah Becker! Just thought I would share with you a couple things that happened to me today!
Alright, so my family bought a boat at the start of summer. So today we decided to go out on the lake! We were with a couple of our family friends, and we decided to start water skiing. So I went first (and I ACTUALLY got up, thank you very much! :) ) and then our friend's daugher Jenny (who is like 21) decided to try to ski for the first time. So before she gets in the water, I he ar my dad say,"Water Skiing can be pretty hard at first, but you just have to remember one thing. The boat is going to pull you up. Your instinct is going to be to pull back, and pull yourself up. But if you try to get yourself up on your own, you'll end up falling." Now, transfer this over to our life in Christ? See the connection?
"Do not fear, for I am with you; do not look anxiously about you, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, surely I will help you, surely I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." ~Isaiah 41:10
So many times in life, we try and 'get up' on our own. We try and do things by ourself, thinking "I got this" or, "It's okay, I really don't need to pray for this. It's no big deal" And then what happens? We fall on our faces! Wee have to understand that the LORD is in control, and without him, we will be lost, and we will 'never stand up on our skiis' this can be applied whether we are nervous about something, or maybe feeling over confident! Just like the verse says, If your feeling anxious, GO TO GOD!! Know that no matter how big or small your problem is, he can deal with it! But at the same time, if you're feeling confident about something, or maybe you let pride get in the way of a struggle you're going through (ex: "I can't go to God for this. He would never forgive me) GO TO GOD ANYWAY!!!!! He will always forgiveyou, and he WANTS and LONGS for you to come to him, because he knows that we are broken without him, and we will fall without him! And I know personally I struggle with giving him control. But it's for the best:)
One other thing I thought I should share! It kind of points back to what I was talking about.
You know my friend? The Unitarian Univ? I invited her today to go to a student led Bible Study at my school tomorrow morning, and, unfortunately she declined. She told me she didn't think that her mother would allow her to go..that's so sad to me! I don't kno wif that is true or not, maybe she just didn't wanna go. But anyway, please keep her in your prayers, and pray for the Holy Spirit to work in her heart! I love her dearly!!
Love you all:)
Hannah