White Water

This past weekend a group of my friends and I went white water rafting down the Ocoee River. We had a blast and made lots of long-lasting memories. One of the things that made our rafting excursion so enjoyable was we had a guide in the boat with us. I have been white water rafting several times with a guide so one time me and my cousin decide to brave the white water just him and I in a canoe. We thought this can’t be that hard just get in the canoe and the current will mostly guide us down river. From the moment we put the canoe in the water it was a disaster. We spent more time in the water than we did in the canoe. One time when we got back in the canoe we were facing each other and yelling at each other about which one of us is facing the wrong way. Needless to say our experience that day was not very enjoyable. I am learning in life that if we will rely on the guide that the God has Given us, the Holy Spirit it will make our ride be the most it can be. I love this quote from Frances Chan’s book the Forgotten God “I don’t want my life to be explainable without the Holy Spirit. I want people to look at my life and know I couldn’t be doing this without Him by my own power. I want to live in such a way that I am desperate for Him to come through. That if He doesn’t come through, I am screwed.”