Excerpt from my book Journey Through North Carolina (written by Rebecca Jones)

 

Grandfather Mountain

Pages 36 and 37

"There is a bridge called The Mile-High Swinging Bridge that attracts thousands of visitors each year. It is hard to take that first step, but when you do, you see a 360-degree panoramic view from the mile-high elevation. It is hard to take that first step; you ask yourself if you are crossing it for the challenge, for the scenery or to admire the fact that some engineer could build such a thing. But you take that first step and it is the right decision.

You stand on that bridge and it swings slowly in the breeze and you realize that you are not afraid. You took that first step and it led you to see something beautiful. Having faith is like taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole bridge until you are actually out in the middle of it. There were some on the bridge that took that first step and froze in place and could not seem to continue on the journey.

But how will you know if it is the right decision to step out if you never make that decision to move forward on the bridge? I learned from The Mile-High Swinging Bridge that our eyes are in front because it is more important to look ahead than to look back.

Everything you want is on the other side of fear."

I have found that our life does not get better by chance. It gets better by change. Above all, do not fear difficult moments. The best comes from them. Let your faith be bigger than your fear.