Risk Everything ……
that was the title of the sermon at my church last sunday.
I kinda feel like I could relate
Lately I’ve been struggling with my decision to go on this trip. Kinda been thinking that I’m crazy. I mean this trip is HUGE. There is nothing about this trip that isn’t life changing – the amount of money I need to raise to the time I’ll be on the trip – it effects everything in my life. And there are days/hours/moments where this trip just is so overwhelming. And I’ve been doubting if I should go.
Then there was the message last sunday. And it was exactly what I needed to hear. My pastor preached on the story of Daniel and the lions den.
My pastor stared out by saying "Daniel isn’t atypical for the bible." Daniel wasn’t a super hero – he was a regular guy who followed Jesus. (did you know he was 80 when he went into the lion den…. crazy) And honestly I didn’t think anything of this comment. I mean yeah Daniel was a guy I get that. But once I re-listened to it so I could write this blog this point sunk in more. the acts we read about in the bible weren’t performed by super heros, they were performed by normal everyday people who acted on their believe and faith in God. Thats something I think we all need to remember. We all are capable of extraordinary actions. Thats pretty epic.
Another awesome quote from the message was "Life is short in comparison but it is significant eternally." And I never really though of it that way. That my actions today can have an eternal impact. thats insane…. and amazing. that I could show someone kindness today and through a chain of events could then cause something good to happen to someone 5 generations from now. That thought changes everything.
……..every action, reaction, and interaction I have.
But what I needed to hear the most out of that sermon what his closing statement – "That the moral of the story of Daniel and the lions den is not that no harm can come to you if you believe in Jesus … the moral of the story is in life you are not alone that Jesus is with you."
So as crazy as this trip seems to the world
how insanely huge the obstacles are that I need to get through to go on this trip
the rough conversations I need to have
All the things I need to let go of
All the things I need to work on
Jesus will be right there with me……… that... gets me every time.
So here I am a normal person trying to be eternally significant – I’m going to stand on the truth that God called me to world race and risk everything.
This sermon had a ton more bits and pieces that really encouraged me so if you are struggling right now here is a link to it…. its pretty epic – http://tinyurl.com/7rbgesr
