Get into the pool!

Today my pastor's sermon included a pool metaphor. Lots of people hang out around the pool without ever getting in. They hang out with people who actually swim, but they resist. "It's enough to just be near the water." So many people go to church, hang out with Christians, but never really take the plunge to a life committed to God. Its safer, more predictable to stay on the side of the pool. You can't get in over your head if you never get in at all. It can be scary to commit to God, to let go of control. It's safer to just keep control to yourself, and go to church every week.

I have been in the pool, but then I get scared and get out. I don't think it gets any easier to get back in again.