II Corinthians 5:7 NKJV "For we walk by faith, not by sight."
Dear God,
William Barclay writes: "Most people would rather have security than adventure, and the older they grow the more that is so. A challenge always involves an adventure; Christ comes to us with a challenge, and so often we would rather have the comfort of selfish inaction than the adventure of action for Christ." (William Barclay in The Gospel of Matthew, vol. 1, p. 45).
I know this reality of wanting security. I am convicted for my desire for a life governed by sight rather than a life of faith. Sight seeks to control the variables in a quest toward security. Sight demands data, predictability, and known information. Sight is realistic.
But You keep challenging me toward a life of faith. Adventure. You challenge me to something greater than my ability to control variables in a quest for security. You challenge me to a life of adventure with You.
This adventure demands that I take a stand. I must make decisions. I must lead. All too often I don't know where to stand or what goal to pursue. But in the face of my own ignorance, I place myself firmly on Your side. Barclay asks: "Am I truly on the Lord's side, or, am I trying to shuffle through life in a state of cowardly neutrality?" (William Barclay in The Gospel of Matthew, vol. 1, p. 45). God forbid that I should ever capitulate to a position of neutrality that diminishes my Lord Christ or Your Gospel.
I love You. I love the adventure of living for You. I will follow You. I will endure the challenge. I will face the foe. I will fight the battles. I will endure bravely. But I can only be faithful to Your charge, not by grit, resolve, or self-determination, but by Your grace through faith.
In the Name of my God who leads me squarely into adventure,
Amen.
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