under the Son

Apr. 5, 2008

Getting into the Son...

Springs back! There is absolutely no reason not to smile now... not that there was before... This morning I was sitting out on our back porch. It was gorgeous out! I was surrounded by green grass, birds were singing, pink buds were blooming. I had a long awaited, toasty bagel with oj. Which the dogs were certain they deserved a bit of. I was very comfortable, all nestled up on the glider, eating my breakfast, reading my Bible. But there was one thing that kept me from fully enjoying this morning.. Though the sun was out, I was sitting mostly in the shade of our porch. So every time a breeze would come along, I would sit there slowly freezing. I knew if I got up and moved to our steps, which were completely exposed to the sun, I would be warmer. But I wanted to stay right where I was. Sitting on a cushy glider has always held more appeal to me than sitting on concrete steps. So instead of moving, I slipped on my jacket.. this helped a little bit. But the breeze kept coming, and I was still freezing. Yet still too stubborn to just move. Aren't we all that way sometimes? As Christians. We get in a spot in life, where we're comfortable. Where we can watch God's grace and love flow, yet sit in comfort at the same time. We even indulge in the scriptures, and let our toes get a little bit of God's rays. Yet God calls us to more. He tries to pull us out in the Son, and yet we are too satisfied with where we are to get up and go. Why? Because we doubt that the "concrete steps" won't be as comfortable as the "glider". We doubt that God's way will provide the "happiness" that we are currently experiencing, and fear to give it up. But if we would just take a few steps of faith, and walk out into the Son. We would never wish to return to our comfort. There is overwhelming peace and joy when we simply trust God entirely and let Him have His work in us. But you would never know that if you just stay where you are. Being satisfied to watch others bask in God's glory. We also put on "jackets", to ease the urgency of the calling. To numb the cold, so we can stay in comfort longer. I know, because all to often I am too satisfied. It's a dangerous place to be, because we are unknowingly dodging the awesome possibilities God has for our lives. To take advantage of those possibilities we must get up and move to where God can use us. He can't use us sitting down. As Christians we should always be desiring to do and learn more. Never be satisfied to just dip your toes in the Son. Go out and bask in Him!

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