Luke 9:61 “Lord I will follow Thee; but…”
I am a safety girl. I am not someone who rides
giant roller coasters, skydives, or eats spicy and exotic foods. I like when
life is predicable, when caution is used surrounding life’s events. I am not a
leaper or a risk taker. I like to stay in my lane and let others wiz by me if
they wish. Slow and steady, that’s me. I am like this in practical ways in my
life, but what about on my journey with Jesus?
Am I willing to take a risk for God? When
He leads me or gives me a vision of something that I feel is more than I can
bear, or something I do not feel strong enough to achieve, what is my response?
Do I ask God to take the task from me, or do I trust Him completely to prepare
me for it? Chambers says, “If a man is
going to do anything worthwhile, there are times when he has to risk everything
on his leap, and in the spiritual domain Jesus Christ demands that you risk
everything you hold by common sense and leap into what He says, and immediately
you do, you find that what He says fits on as solidly as common sense.”
I want my faith to be diametrically opposed
to my common sense practical life. My desire is to be able to face any
situation God is calling me to without hesitation and with complete conviction.
When Jesus calls me to leap, I want to jump without fear, and with full
confidence that He will have me land exactly where He needs me to be. “I can do
all things through Christ who gives me strength.” Philippians 4:13
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