| | Much of my work which God has me doing in ministry, is meeting with Christian men and women to help them discern two questions: Who Am I? and What does God want me to do about? In other words, Tom help me know what God wants me to do with my life, so I can make a safe decision that keeps me from getting in trouble with God.
Lately, I have been thinking that maybe, just maybe those two questions aren't the most important issue.
As I talk with folks, I wonder more and more if the issues largely stem around basic principles of Courage, Faith and Lordship. Is my life my own or Jesus'? If so, do I really believe it and believe that Jesus would do something with my life if I gave it to Him? and even more honest, do I want HIm to do something with my life? Then, if my life is really Jesus', and I do want Him to do something with it, and believe He will if I let Him, will I in fact walk through the door to the unknown with HIm on some grand high adventure? Will I courageously follow? Lordship, Faith, Courage.
I am coming to the realization that many Christians, 'good' church going 'committed and dutiful' Christians actually don't have a healthy heart theology when it comes to these issues. What I mean by 'heart theology' is that they believe in their heart which motivates them to right action. Jesus is Lord of all, including all aspects of my life, that He does want me to be His sold out disciple 'being like Him'; that I am to then follow, even into the unknown over and above, personal security, 'resonsibility' etc.
Do we as Christians really want Kingdom life, or just merely fire insurance, and consolation that we aren't estranged from Jesus. In other words, do we want to go for it with Jesus, or just not have Him be mad and estranged with us? I think probably most of us want the latter than the former, though that is only because we are ignorant about the 'life' that Jesus really does offer if we go for it with Him. Our fears are more about the unknown of following Jesus, than doing what culture and we already know while risking HIs disapproval when we get to Heaven, We are more willing to risk His disapproval when we get to heaven than risk a secure life here and now. Yet what does the parable of the talents say about this very issue. The worker who didn't risk was thrown out while the ones who risked were rewarded. What will I do? What will you do?
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| | Posted 3/23/2006 10:41 AM - 147 Views - 2 eProps - 2 comments
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