I went bungee jumping at Victoria Falls over Christmas and to say the least, I was freaking out. I was the first one of my group to jump and I had the whole crowd laughing at me because of how I was acting! (Tip: don't watch the video of the bungee breaking on a girl who jumped there before you go and jump) I waddled up to the edge to bridge and stood looking down at where I would fall, telling (more like screaming) at the instructors not to push me off, I was too afraid to jump. The instructor looked at me and said something I will never forget, he looked at me and said very calmly, "breathe, take a deep breath, close your eyes, and look up, not down." Then I jumped and after the first 5 seconds of free falling, it was amazing and so much fun, I would do it again in a heartbeat. But as I was thinking about what that instructor said, I felt like it taught me something more than just jumping off a bridge. Many times when I am afraid, I am only focusing on what that fear is. It captures all of my attention and consumes me. Many times there is nothing I can do to control the situation. When what I need to do is, take a deep breath and look to God, focus on Him and know that He is in control. When all I do is stare fear in the face and let it terrify me, I'm letting it win. When I look to God and tell Him my fears, He says, "Do not fear, I am with you." His perfect love casts out fear. So in the misdt of fears, I need not to forget to look at Him.