This week (the 12th -16th) I head out once again for Water Survival Training. It's training that we are required to take once every 5 years and the only way I can describe it is that they try to drown you and you have to try to not drown.
I recently watched the movie Evan Almighty and there's one point in this movie that I thought was very pertinent to my up-coming water survival course. It was when God was talking to Evans wife in a restaurant. He said, "When someone prays for strength does God give them strength or give him the opportunity for strength? When someone prays for courage does God give them courage or the opportunity to be courageous? When someone prays to bring their family closer together does he bring them closer together or give them the opportunity to come closer together..."
It's taken me all 11 months since the last time I attempted the training to get over my fear of water. The last time I was able to get through a little over half of the training..and reflecting on it now I realize how stupid it was for me not to pass the section I didn't pass when comparing it to what I had already accomplished. But I was having difficulty with my gear and I was so angry because of it that I couldn't calm down enough to accomplish the task.
So I've spent my time these last 11 months trying to apply the lesson I should have learned the first time. To calm down and focus when I'm angry (which is more often than I like to admit :). So wish me luck. Because when I asked God for patience, courage, and less anger....I ended up in Water Survival Training ^_~
