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Diary of a wimpy kidSunday, March 20, 2011
Genesis 12:1-4 That scenario is just too scary. Leaving all that I know and find comfort in. Looking out and seeing nothing but the unknown. Darkness not yet turned to dawn. So, fearing the worst, the kid makes himself less and less available to the God who loves him. My life might stay comfortable, but I always wonder ... what did God have in store for me? Over the years I adopt a new mission statement: "I'm just here to win for me for now." I learn to live on adrenalin and shove my fear down deep inside. Unfortunately, my wonder and innocence go down with it. Eventually, mired in a midlife crisis, I cry out, "Who will rescue me from this body of death" (Romans 7)? God's character holds me up. He never stands down; He is patient with my ever-so-slow surrender of layer after layer of fear and trembling. Why is He so good to me? Why does he wait like that? Again, this passage from Genesis is not about me; it's about God. He WILL make me a blessing, and He'll wait as long as it takes for me to understand that. And no matter what I do to get away, no matter how I close my eyes, He'll be there when I turn around. Smiling. I love you, David. I always have and I always will. Lord, I know how to feels to doubt your presence and doubt myself. That's familiar territory. Please give me confidence in my fleeting glimpses of you and your new world, when I see something new and believe it's You. It's more real than what I feel. I say that; help me to believe it more and more. |
The classic Christian kid conundrum: Jesus loves me this I know, for the Bible tells me so ... so God, whatever you tell me to do, wherever you want me to go, I will trust and obey. Then I think for a moment and add the caveat: "BUT PLEASE DON’T send me to _______!"