Joshua 1:9
"...be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go."
"...be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go."
Lance was so excited because summer had arrived.
It was the first time he would take a chance at trying his daring dive.
It was the first time he would take a chance at trying his daring dive.
Last year he had seen the boys doing their cool tricks.
From triple flips to cannon balls to straight pencil sticks.
But back then he felt to little and even a little scared.
So he just stayed at the poolside and just watched and sat and stared.
Today would be the day he'd show everybody there,
that he was no longer a little boy and that he wasn't even scared.
He went and found his towel and packed his floaties to.
He practiced diving off the couch. It seemed like the right thing to do.
He told his little brother, "Watch and I'll show you how."
To jump up high and be real brave, "see I can do it now!"
Practice time was over. Mom had the car all packed.
It was time for him to go. He would soon show them his new act.
As they got closer to the pool, Lance got nervous inside.
"Could I still be brave enough to try my daring dive?"
When they got to the pool, his mom covered him in sunscreen and put his floaties on.
The time had come for him to get in, but his fears had come but not gone.
His mom could tell that he was worried and tried to ease his fears.
She told him that God loved him and would always be right here.
She said God could give him the strenght to be calm and brave.
And he could try that daring dive he thought of and craved.
So Lance walked to the diving board and took a real deep breath.
He looked around and prayed to God and took that first big step.
He walked to the end of the diving board and looked over the edge.
His heart pounding inside, but he could still hear what his mom had said.
Lance got the courage to start jumping up and down.
And like Superman he went up with one leap and bound.
His Daring Dive, he was doing it! He was in mid-air!
Not the smoothest thing you'd ever seen but Lance didn't care.
He'd conquered his fear and felt like man of the year, and went to go try it again.
From triple flips to cannon balls to straight pencil sticks.
But back then he felt to little and even a little scared.
So he just stayed at the poolside and just watched and sat and stared.
Today would be the day he'd show everybody there,
that he was no longer a little boy and that he wasn't even scared.
He went and found his towel and packed his floaties to.
He practiced diving off the couch. It seemed like the right thing to do.
He told his little brother, "Watch and I'll show you how."
To jump up high and be real brave, "see I can do it now!"
Practice time was over. Mom had the car all packed.
It was time for him to go. He would soon show them his new act.
As they got closer to the pool, Lance got nervous inside.
"Could I still be brave enough to try my daring dive?"
When they got to the pool, his mom covered him in sunscreen and put his floaties on.
The time had come for him to get in, but his fears had come but not gone.
His mom could tell that he was worried and tried to ease his fears.
She told him that God loved him and would always be right here.
She said God could give him the strenght to be calm and brave.
And he could try that daring dive he thought of and craved.
So Lance walked to the diving board and took a real deep breath.
He looked around and prayed to God and took that first big step.
He walked to the end of the diving board and looked over the edge.
His heart pounding inside, but he could still hear what his mom had said.
Lance got the courage to start jumping up and down.
And like Superman he went up with one leap and bound.
His Daring Dive, he was doing it! He was in mid-air!
Not the smoothest thing you'd ever seen but Lance didn't care.
He'd conquered his fear and felt like man of the year, and went to go try it again.
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