Reckless: to be unconcerned about the consequences of some action
This word has hit me pretty hard in these months of preparing for the race. My faith and life is being challenged more than ever. God is calling me out to the front lines. He is asking me to step out and wreak some havoc in His name. To stand out, to look crazy, to take risks, to cause scenes, to rock some boats, to abandon all my fears, and possibly even fail. All in His name.
He is calling me, He is calling you, He is calling His bride to be reckless. To forget about any consequences we may endure.
The biggest one for me to forget about has been the fear of man. The fear of looking like a freak, of sounding too intense or crazy, or of striking out.
It's been a struggle definitely. Most of the time I creep back and don't want to be reckless. Sometimes I am reckless and do things like pray for a high school girls back expecting it to be healed, and then nothing happens, and then yea, I look kinda silly. Sometimes I am reckless and get rejected, but then skip down the street praising the Lord for giving me the cajones to even try.
Being reckless is kind of like branching out when you go to restaurants and want to try new foods. You can't be strategic about it, it's the luck of the draw. Either you are safe and enjoy the usual, or you branch out. When you branch out you can either fail miserably and get the chile verde plate that tastes like green ketchup, or you can score BIG and enjoy the pleasure of adding tomatoes to your sandwiches or even better, finally discover a drink at Starbucks that you would deem as a "special treat."
You just gotta do it! Nothing new will ever happen if you stay the same. Maybe there's this amazing thing waiting for you and all you gotta do is just RISK IT and not think of what the dangers or consequences are.
So for me, I am being reckless in the name of Jesus. I am praying for girls' injuries on my mom's varsity basketball team, I am talking to strangers about their faith, I am speaking boldly into other people's lives, and I am doing nothing normal (well normal according to my life the past 22 years). It's scary, trust me. I have been a lil sissy plenty of times to deny that. But man, when you take risks in Jesus name, you could save someone's life and change it forever.
Are you really going to let the fear of looking dumb prevent you from being used by God to SAVE A LIFE?!
Nah. I'm good. I will be reckless and look silly and get made fun of and possibly fail instead. Those feelings will mean nothing to me when I am partying with that person who I took a risk for in heaven. Gettin down to some good ol Jesus music, doing the cupid shuffle with the angels of His army, along with all my dearest friends and family.
I choose to be reckless. Do you???
