Forgotten God

I am currently reading Francis Chan's "Forgotten God". I'm about two chapters in and already find it to be very thought provoking. Here are some thoughts from the book......

"There are, of course, dangers in this, since the Bible is meant to be interpreted within the context and accountability of faithful community. Yet even with that qualification, there is still a need for those of us nestled deep within the Christian bubble to look beyond the status quo and critically assess the degree to which we are really living biblically."

Biblical living requires sacrifice and can result in suffering. If we are to truly live the life Christ called us to live we must sacrifice. What's scary is that these sacrifices can result with the loss of life. So many times we find ourselves comfortable with our suburban lives and routines. We are only aware of the now. We tend to neglect the fact that Christ called us to more then a mundane routine. The life of Christ is exciting you never know for certain where you will be asked to go. All we know is that when we follow Christ with everything we have we find ourselves in the center of His will.

The problem is we're invested. We have kids, secure jobs, and bills to pay. We believe that our problems are too big for God's Spirit to handle. We make excuses and try to reason with God. Instead of following, we hide or go in the opposite direction (see Jonah). There is freedom in submitting to God's will and knowing that God's Spirit will lead us to the place He wants us to be. God's plan is better then our plan, we just have to let go and submit to the plan set before us.

So here is our plan. At the end of this month we will be putting our house on the market. Where will we go? We don't know, but we do know that God will lead us in the direction He would have for us to go. Do we have a plan? Yes, sell our house so we can go whenever He calls. Our goal is to be open to God's will and to truly allow His Spirit to move in and through us, or to move us all together.

God, wherever you lead, we will go!