Wednesday 11 April 2012

Step by step.



Have you ever got to that point where you feel like you're at the cliff edge and the only thing left to do is jump, to take that big step of faith because you don't know the outcome you just know that you can either jump or turn back?
Ever wondered how you can get to that point of trusting God so much that that leap of faith seems like a simple step? Impossible? Hmm.
Take the girl in the picture for example. She didn't just appear at that cliff edge, there was a journey that got her there. She had to take a number of steps before reaching that point where she had to jump.
I'm sure there were parts of her journey where she had lots of people around her, where there were road signs showing her the way, where there were distractions on the side of the road. I'm sure she could have been happy spending more time with those people she met or she could have brought them along with her to see the view at the cliff edge (from a safe distance). Or she could have followed the road signs and stuck to the road. Or she may have even found a great bar or church or bingo club where she could have happily been a local. These are all great if your goal is to have great friends around you all the time or to have control or be comfortable.
However, in the grand scheme of things, it's not enough to just have great friends. Its not enough to know where your life is heading. Its not even enough to strive to be an active member of the community. Eventually, they will all fall short.
This girl had her sight set on the Kingdom. Even in the simple steps of every day life her eyes were fixed on eternity so that when people fell short of her expecations she didn't lose hope, when there was no road sign to follow she didn't worry, and when she got to the edge of the cliff it was an easy step to take because she wasn't looking down to monitor her next step, her eyes were fixed on things above, where Jesus is sat at the right hand of God with all things under His feet. She had learnt to trust in God and seek first His Kingdom in the little steps she took so that when it was time for her to leap it was as natural as taking just another step.

Stop seeking friendships & relationships. Stop seeking a job or successful career. Stop seeking the answers to all of your questions. Don't even seek a happy Christian life.
"Seek first His Kingdom and His righteousness and all these things will be given to you as well." [Matthew 6:33] 
We've got it good.

2 comments:

  1. You have such a knack of writing the right thing at the right time? Were you with me tonight when I was praying very much about such things? Thank you again.

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