So, I’d like to share with you a little bit more about me.
There have been a few very influential music artists in my walk with the Lord. Chris Rice is one of those artists whose lyrics have just really resonated with me, no matter where I was in my walk with God. Incredibly deep and thoughtful. He will never know how the Lord ministered to me through His obedience but I’ll be sure to tell him when we meet in Heaven. 🙂
These are some of lyrics to a song called Me and Becky. It’s about an invitation to go deeper with God. I was listening to it again recently. A long time ago, I substituted my name for Becky’s . Looking back now, I marvel at how it describes me and the invitation to go deeper that I felt like God was extending to me to me through a friend. I didn’t know just how reckless the road would look. Here are those lyrics:
Brittney has a house on Abundant Life Blvd.
A good name, a good family, and butterflies in her yard
Brittney loves Jesus and really wants to make him proud
She tears up in church and she sings her harmonies loud
She’s got a Bible by the bed, a prayer journal, and a fish on her car
She makes sure to bow her head and give thanks in every restaurant
But is that enough?
We’re so thankful for the blessings, but maybe we could lay ’em aside
I get a feeling we might be headed for the time of our lives
So hop in and hold on tight
C’mon Brittney, let’s go for a ride
If I’m driving too fast then I apologize
But there’s a world out there that we left behind
Full of souls as important as yours and mine
Looks like a reckless road, and a sacrifice
And I’m crazy scared it may cost our lives
But then I remember Jesus died
So c’mon Brittney
Let’s go for a ride
Man! The American Christian life just wasn’t enough for me! I am so incredibly thankful for the blessings and all of God’s provisions for my life. But now it is time for me to lay them aside. Who am I to just sit here and enjoy all these blessings without letting them flow through me? This world is filled souls who are as important as mine.
I know for a fact that I am headed for the time of my life. This decision to take my life in this direction can justifiably be called reckless. I’m young. I had a good job. WITH BENEFITS. I gave up “security”. I’m not making any money this next year to put into savings or retirement or anything! In fact, for this next year, the Lord is requiring me to depend on Him and the obedience of others. And we have a bad economy. I won’t have access to great healthcare. There is a good chance I could encounter a virus or disease or get caught in the crossfire of something. But then I remember Jesus died.
And then I accept the invitation to go for ride and buy my plane ticket.
