Reflecting

I can remember when I was in elementary school and all I wanted was to be in high school. I couldn't wait to turn 13 because that was a big deal. I couldn't wait till I could play high school sports. I couldn't wait till I got my learner's to start driving. I couldn't wait till I could date and drive by myself. I couldn't wait till I turned 18 and got out of the house. I couldn't wait till I turned 21 and became a man. All of these major events in my life seemed so far away and I thought that time just crept by so slowly. I wanted these things so bad to hurry and come and now I want time and events to slow down!

But I were reflecting on these things and having some laughs, I began to think about my spiritual side. I noticed something in me and many Christians I see that troubled me that was the opposite of what it should be. Humanly, growing up we cannot wait to grow, get older, get experience, and do challenging things and try new things and opportunities. However, with our spiritual side, we are the opposite. We seem to not want to grow, we do not want to take chances, we do not want to try new things, we do not want to seize new opportunities, and we do not want to gain experience.

Think about humanly how many mistakes you made and how many times you would say, "If I could go back I would do (fill in the blank) differently. But ask yourself how many times you would go back and have God do (fill in the blank) differently in your life? We mess up and make mistakes but God never has. So why do we want to take risks and challenges in our fleshly walk but not our spiritual walk? Why is it that we are willing to do anything once in our human walk but are so hesitant in our spiritual walk as if God has let us down and made mistakes?

When we think about it we really do not give God the credit He deserves. We talk the talk about how great He is, how He has never left us or let us down, how He has ALWAYS brought us through, but do we really live it? Are we really willing to take risks in our spiritual walk, grow, learn, trust Him at all cost in every situation? And when I am talking about taking risks I am talking about gettin out of our comfort zone and letting God do things in and through us that we normally would say no to.

Why is it that we are so willing to trust the world and our human side with so many failures and disappointments and so unwilling to trust our Lord who has a perfect track record? Maybe it's because we don't want to grow up spiritually because we know that when we do, we are responsible for it and God requries more of us. What are you willing to do today? Are you willing to grow up? Are you willing to take a chance? Are you willing to be discipled?

Love Rev. Jason Aka fluffy