I love amusement parks! Every summer I take one day and go to a local amusement park. We always have a memorable time. When I was young, I absolutely loved the thrill rides. As I got older, I didn't ride them as much as I did. Why? Well the main reason was fear. I may get hurt, or “gasp” die. Over the past few years, God has been showing me that my fear is ridiculous. So I faced my fears and began to ride the thrill rides again. There has been one ride called the exscream that I've held out on riding. I couldn't make myself ride it. It was too “scary”; I still had too much fear. This past summer, when I went to the amusement park, I decided to bite the fear monster. As I watched the ride, I could see that it was pretty simple; it lifts you in the air and lets you fall, but it always slows you down before you get to the ground. So I decided that it was pretty safe, after all I knew how it ended. As I thought about this, I thought about other times in life th