Most of my adult life I have always lived my life in a safe way. Anyone
that knows me well, knows that I think out my next move before I do it. I have
to plan to be spontaneous! Ha! As a child, my mom would probably say I was a
little sneaky & found interesting ways to get into trouble at times. But even
then I thought those moves out, just maybe not using a lot of common sense. I
did things that were not always safe for me, but I always had this underlying
feeling of being secure in my family… no matter the punishment afterwards!!!
I was reading John 10:7-30… it led me to think about stuff I am dealing
with right now. So here’s the question that came up… Am I being too safe?
Over the last 3 years we have changed our life drastically… we allowed
God to do a work in us that is definitely out of the “box”, so to speak. But you
know how it goes, you start to get settled & comfortable… maybe even a
little spiritually lazy… you start to play it safe! Living “safe” does not
bring God glory!
“The thief comes to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that
you may have life, and that you may have it more abundantly.” ~ John 10:10
Do you see the difference between being safe & being secure? As
followers of Christ we cannot afford to live our lives in a safe way! We just
can’t! There are too many people out there that do not know the love of Christ!
There are too many souls that need God’s healing touch! And there are many
Believers that also could use some encouragement! We have no right to be safe
when we are secure in Christ!
“Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or
distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword?” ~
Romans 8:35
What’s God asking of you… of me… right now? Has Holy Spirit been
prodding your heart about a new godventure (that is what I call this wild ride
God takes me on)? If you know you are secure, which you are if you have put
your faith in Christ… why are you living a safe life? Is God asking you to step
out of your comfort zone? Be brave! Live in the courage that you have through
security in Christ the Lord!
“… in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved
us. For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor
things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor
anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God
in Christ Jesus our Lord.” ~ Romans 8:37-39
Rejoicing in Truth!
Carin
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