Sometimes as Christians we make-up this hierarchy of the levels to Christianhood. At the very top we have people like Hidie Baker, Todd White, David Wagner, and the like. The people who speak in front of thousands of people and see thousands of people get saved and healed. A step down from that might be our local missionaries and pastors. People who are living in ministry 24/7. People who rely on the faithfulness of the Father to feed themselves and their families and see His provision time and again. There might be a few more levels depending on different things, but at the very bottom is the level I think most Christians would place themselves at, the very bottom is what we call the “normal” Christians. These are the people who live a normal life, who go to church 1-2 times a week, and pray when they happen to think about it. These are the people who have maybe seen a healing in their life but don’t think it’s something that God could do through them. They’re the ones who put in their 10% but the thought of having to rely on God for provision scares them. They are the ones who might go on one mission trip in their entire life and get back and think “I’m just not cut out for that life”. They’re the ones who think that they don’t have a testimony, or that they don’t have a testimony worth sharing.
The problem with this is that there is no such thing as a “normal” Christian. And there is also no Christian hierarchy. The same Jesus that is in people like Todd White is in you and me. The only difference is in how we choose to step in to the power given us when we accept Christ. God is willing to move in your life, it’s not a question of whether or not He’ll show up. The real question is are you willing to let Him move? How willing are we to be obedient to what He’s asking us to do? How far will we let Him take us? How honest is our “Yes”? To often we say “Do what you want with my life God” but don’t actually follow through and let Him direct our paths? We say God is King of our lives, then continue treating Him like a spectator.
It’s time. I am making the choice to let God have His way with me. When He asks something of me I choose now to say “Yes”. It’s time. I’m gonna let the songs I sing be more then just words. It’s time. To let my heart’s cry be my driving force.
