The message at church this morning was: "God breaks the rules." That's the good news and the bad news. He's calling everyone to do something, whether or not they listen to the calling. Sometimes the calling can seem crazy, but it is part of a greater plan. Will you listen?… What a great message! It really hit home for me.
Last week was my last day at a full time job with benefits, which I left for this coming year of mission work. I moved home with my parents, which is the opposite of what a 24, about to be 25 year old is supposed to do. I had a yard sale where I sold a lot of things to which I had become strangely emotionally attached. I am getting ready to start a part-time job working at camp over the summer to help pay for the trip and expenses related to the trip aaaaaand here I am. It seems crazy.
Giving up your job, your things, your comfortable life… Leaving family and friends for a year to travel to some not so safe parts of the world all because you think you feel God calling you to do it? I'm sure a lot of people would say that's crazy.
But is it crazy to feel a pull to help those in need? Is it crazy to feel like there are more fulfilling things in life than sitting at a desk from 9-5 to make a paycheck that barely pays all of the bills? Is it crazy to want to live more like Jesus lived? Is it crazy to want less material items and more love and community in your life? Is it crazy to want to share that love with everyone around you? Is it crazy to want more God in your life?
I'm sure there are still people saying "yes, that's crazy," to some of those questions, but I don't think it seems as crazy when I think about it like that. God doesn't play by the rules. He's ok with pushing comfort zones and asking you to do things that you may not have ever dreamed of doing. He has a plan and if it's crazy, then so be it. Let the crazy adventure begin!
(…or continue- I'm pretty sure it already started. 
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