Steppin’ Up

 

But what happens when God actually listens?

How do we react when God says, “I want to do something with
your life, too“?

A month ago, I wrote a blog about how God was calling me to
big things. And it didn’t really come out of nowhere. It wasn’t like I was
sitting on the couch one day thinking “this is what I want to do the rest of my
life,” and then God poked Head into the room and said “Braedon, I need to you
to do this for Me.”

Nope.

I asked.

I prayed “God, whatever You want me to do, I’ll do it.”

On the World Race there were plenty of opportunities for me
to pray this. I asked that God would take me out of my comfort zone and do some
crazy stuff. I told God that I would do whatever I had to do to see His Kingdom
come and His Will be done on earth as it is in Heaven. I said that I would give
up everything in order for God to use me. And there were passions that God put
on my heart that I want to see come to fruition.

But around the New Years, and perhaps when I first moved
down here to Gainesville, I realized that all of these things I was saying were
actually being played back to me. God was saying, “Braedon, remember that time
you prayed for a ministry? Well here it is. But you can’t just jump right in.
You are going to have to take responsibility. You’re going to have to learn how
to do this and that.”

What I realized I was doing was giving up. The responsibility
was showing its face and I didn’t want to deal with it. I wanted to be the
immature kid not learning how to lead, work hard, manage my life. I just wanted
the end result.

And He always wins.

The day I wrote that blog a month ago was the day I threw my
hands in the air and said, “Alright, God. You’re right. I’m going to do what I
have to do. For real. Not just words but actions.”

And I immediately saw results.

God showed me opened doors revealing answers to prayers for
my future.

And every day I take a deep breath, strap on my proverbial boots,
and take a step toward God’s desires.

It’s difficult.

It’s tiring.