Day two talks about the safe life. That same old, same old, boring and unexciting rut we can fall into because we lose track of what God is about. For many of us it is called the Someday Syndrome. I’ll get around to it someday. We all know that someday never comes. Our time escapes, our life ends, and the things on the someday list are there for eternity. But God has called us into a faith that will allow us to conquer the giants. Do you remember the story of David and Goliath. He didn’t have the someday syndrome. He was all about “let me at that giant right now”. Can you imagine being there? I know I would have called him crazy and tried to protect him from his own uninformed and stupid desire to go fight the giant. But how wrong that would have been. How messed up the plan for God’s people would have been. The reality is we have a choice to make: will I follow God with reckless abandon or play it safe? I used to always play it safe. No sense getting too far out of the old comfort zone. I don’t like being out there too far. Now some would say I live on the edge all the time, and that is certainly more true than ever. But it really isn’t as far out there as you all might think. I am still pretty focused on the basis of reason vs the basis of faith. Reason says it makes sense and probably will work out. Faith says I don’t need to see the plan – it is in God’s hands and all I need to do is obey.
Ridiculous faith is the only way to slay giants my friends. We can’t do it if we don’t pick up the stones and sling them. We can’t deal with the big ones if we want to live in the safe zone. We have to be willing to go against the flow and get way out there and trust God. Here is the reality: this is life – right here – right now. We are living it every moment and each breath we take living the safe way – living the someday way – we miss what God can do in us and through us today. So the real question is this: Are you doing anything in your life right now that requires faith? I mean really requires faith. It is so ridiculous that when the rest of us look at it we will call you crazy. I hope I am. I want to be crazy for God – to obey Him way beyond what is reasonable and live life NOW making a difference for Him. I can’t do that if I don’t get off my butt and do things that matter. He has a plan for me. I need to chase it with all that is in me. I hope you will join me in that pursuit and together we will be called crazy for Him!
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