Sometimes we are scared to ask questions and they can be simple questions like “ how are we supposed to follow Christ?” Coming on the race one of the biggest questions was “how do I walk in the spirit?” I’m not scared to ask that question because I feel like my views have changed, and me knowing the answer to this question could seriously benefit my walk. So I began to explore this question further by studying how Jesus walked. Well everywhere he walked He was in the spirit. That’s easy enough just walk in the spirit. Yea well I thought it was easy until it became a lifestyle, and I was wondering if I’m supposed to control the walk or is the spirit supposed to direct me. In all of this I started to analyze my walk to see if I was trying to steer the wheel. There it was plain as day me getting confused about a simple task. This task was different because I thought to myself “wait I’m in control of this body so if I wasn’t steering then who would?” That was the kicker! The bible tells us to die to ourselves and myself was trying to control a situation that was in His territory. Also why would I doubt His ability to drive the car when He created every thing. Confusion what a simple concept but overall useless action that I honestly believe is of the devil.
This confusion should always be brought to the light because it can lead you to a place that is distant from God. In my pursuit of how to walk in the spirit I talked to my teammates, and received a beautiful analogy that was straight from God. The analogy correlated directly to how I was supposed to walk with Christ on the race. Here’s the analogy: Imagine that you are going to work with your father at a very young age. At work you get to sit back and enjoy your father in an environment that he can control. In this environment you are continually growing because your father knows what to do but you are constantly learning and eager to take the reins. Through this experience you learn self-control, and also you encounter all of your fathers amazing works. Wow! This was great for me, and I immediately remembered working with my father. When I was younger my father was always building houses, and my ultimate joy was to skip daycare and spend time at the construction site. I saw my father in a different element where he was in control, and I saw the fruits of his labor rise one floor at a time. As the building rose I was completely confused about the outcome, but when every thing was finished it all made perfect sense. After seeing my father do amazing things I was eager to take control. As a young child I was going to be the “man” on the job site. Haha at least I had some persistence! Well the first time I tried to be the “driver” of this construction site I decided that I would climb the ladder of a three-story building by myself. Lets just say that my father saw my attempt around 25 feet up, and came to my rescue. After this I still did not learn my lesson. My next “man task” would be to control the bulldozer. As one of the workers was fixing an oil leak on the bulldozer I decided to mess with all the levers. My father called out to me to stop but when another man told me it was ok I continued my mission. Soon enough I grabbed the wrong lever on the bulldozer, and unloaded an enormous amount of oil on the man underneath the bulldozer. In thinking back on this situation I feel like I gained so much insight on my walk with the Almighty. When He is working in my life I try to analyze every situation but instead I should just trust his method, and know that the outcome will be glorious. Also He will rescue me when I take wrong turns or when I trust myself to complete a task. Overall I learned that this is His ballpark, and no one will be better at this then Him. God created me so of course He can do things better than me. I believe that I should just sit back and enjoy this ride because I have a Father that will satisfy me fully, and love me without restrictions. That is what is awesome about my God! In everything He does He will receive the ultimate Glory, and no matter what we do while on this earth He will love us the same as when we were created. He is incredible and I’m willing to give up what I cannot keep forever (worldly things) to receive treasures that I will never lose!
