Water was the running theme for my team throughout the entirety of training camp. Not that we were physically thirsty. But, we were parched for the love that only Christ could provide to us.
We were thirsty for the grace that our good Father freely provides, we just had to buck up and ask for it.
We were reminded that when we grow we can not turn to the ways of sin and the devil, that is the easy way out. We are not called to a life that is going to be simple or easy, but to a life that is going to be uncomfortable and difficult.
We are called to a life in which we are able to be the light house that Christ may shine brightly through. We are merely a beacon, pointing the unsaved Home to their Father.
We are going to be tossed around, caught up in the undertow of Christ’s plans for our lives. For we are coming up in deep waters. We need to let ourselves go, stop fighting and be consumed by the waters that are God’s grace.
At training camp I was finally able to let go, and let the undertow sweep me away. I let go of control and handed it over to Christ. I acknowledged that trying to keep control of everything in my life was unhealthy. I verbally asked Christ to take it away and walk with me as learn to live a life of putting all control in Christ’s hands.
I was able to learn that being anxious about situations that I had no control over was wasting the gifts that God has bestowed upon me. That my OCD was channeling all my thoughts on perfectionism instead of Christ’s devoted love to me.
I asked the Lord to take me deeper, as did my squad. For 10 days we prepared to go deeper into the waters, to where our feet could no longer touch, and all our faith was resting in Him.
Scarred we are by the thought of drowning, but just imagine what it would be like to be so fully overcome by God’s grace and love that we are literally drowning in it. Imagine a generation as such. Image what God would do with those that deeply in love Him, His plan, and His purpose.
If we were able to truly drown in Christ the devil would have no foot hold in the current of the undertow. He would be completely swept away. No doubt would be able to seep into our easily permeated minds ever again.
Oh, how I long for a life such as this. To be so overcome that I am literally lost in His wonders. His grace is an ocean and we are all truly sinking. Why must we keep fighting the steady current of God’s grace, fighting the undertow when eternal life is freely waiting for us in the depths of Him.
We all fight the undertow; whether that be through distractions of social media, friends, jobs, or just busing ourselves, instead of taking rest in Him.
I pray that that we let go of control in our lives, and let it go in the current of the undertow and give it to Christ. For it is through Christ alone that we receive forgiveness and grace.
I pray that we can let go and be swept away.
