Never Settle!!

As we begin the transitioning process once more and the questions and fears regarding housing, jobs, the future, stability, etc. arise, I have been unable to remove from my mind the following quote from Erwin Raphael McManus:

"So many of us have abdicated our passion for obligations, as if passion is a luxury for the young, and we must all grow up one day. We, even if reluctantly, fall into place to live a life of conformity that we desribe as "maturity." We made acting like an adult synonymous with living apathetic lives. ... If apathy is adulthood and passion is childish, then I understand all the more the words of Jesus when he said that to enter His kingdom we must come as little children."

Oh, may we never be found lacking for passion and zeal for the things and plans God has in store for us. If "maturity" is a guise for conformity, may we never grow up. May we continue to dream big dreams, knowing that God has a much larger imagination than we and he has the resources and power to accomplish the largest of dreams. But so often the unimaginable plans of God are restricted or obstructed by our obligations and planning.

May we live with only those obligations established by God with the knowledge that he can change our lives dramatically in an instant. Such a life may sound like it is instable but it is not. Such a life requires much more faith and trust than a life governed by obligations, commitments, plans, structure, and expectations. But it does not lack stability; it is stabilized by the underlying and overarching Lordship of Christ. This is not to imply that obligations, commitments, plans, structure, and expectations are inherently currupt or inappropriate. It is when they obstruct, block, supercede and obscure the will of God that they are misplaced and must be removed or diminished.

We live in an apartment, with a lease by the month, with this thought in mind: we are not constrained to specific location. We are not committed or obligated to a specific location, a specific job, or a specific income level. We want to daily commit ourselves to the will of God. While we reside at this location, engage in the relationships, and work at our jobs, we will do so to the best of our abilities, making a commitment to remain at this place in our lives so long as God sees fit.

Oh Lord, do not let us settle for anything less than the fullness of your will for our lives.

Posted by Brian on his stairs because a soapbox lacks direction and advancement