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  • The African Impala Can Jump To A Height Of Over ...

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The African impala can jump to a height of over 10 feet and cover a distance of more than 30 feet. Yet these magnificent creatures can be kept in an enclosure in any zoo with a 3 ft. wall. The animals will not jump if they cannot see where their feet will fall.

So too are many of you. God designed you to do great and miraculous feats, but your shut down by a three foot wall. Just because you can’t see the other side, you won’t jump. I don’t know what that wall is for you. Maybe it’s fear of failure. Maybe you’re driven by the opinions and expectations of others. Maybe you’re just lazy and prefer the comfortable life? You’ve got your reasons, but just know that you were made for more. It’ll take faith to leap over that wall.