Today, I began a type of team time that afterward my team leader named “Courageous Time”. Essentially, someone requests courageous time, and when we come together as a team, that person explains something with which they are wrestling. The rest of the team members can then ask questions to help the person think about the situation. The person can either answer the questions or not, it is their choice.
The issue I was dealing with was escaping from situations and thoughts and people by disappearing into music or sleep or being alone doing little things of no importance. I could not figure out why I was doing this and putting walls up to keep my teammates out of my thoughts. The questions of my teammates began to guide my thoughts more directly, as I was kind of all over and not able to think in a straight line.
They asked many different questions, as I had given them a very broad subject to cover. After quite a while of questions, one caught me. The question was “Who is in control of your life?” That was it.
I was in control of my life. I was not able to risk everything for Jesus, because I was too busy wanting to have a calculated relationship with him. Jesus doesn’t work in calculations. He works as only He works, and in order to be his disciple, I need to not just let go of control in one or two areas, but every area of my life.
My own question for me (and for you if you are willing to take it) is “Are you ready to trust control to someone who could change your life forever?”
