Be Careful?

Someone recently admonished us to "be careful" during this part of our lives - to be sure to save every penny, make decisions cautiously, scrimp and hoard...wow, now that's the life isn't it? I'm sure that's exactly why Jesus came... that we may have half a life - and that it may be spent cautiously and worrysome. Oh yeah, that's not why He came at all - He said He came that we may have life - and have it abundantly or to the full! I know this person meant well and that their comment came from a place of love and concern. Basically, most people think we're freaks and entirely too wild.

Darrel and I made a fresh promise to God today over our weekly "date lunch" - that we would purpose to live as unsafe and uncautious as we can - that we will take as many risks as possible in Him - that we will give every last penny we have, every last minute we have, every last everything we have - that we will not live bound by a wilderness/provision mentality, but that we will embrace this life with a attitude of promised-land abundance! Oh, how we like to manage God - to make Him safe and religious. He is anything but safe - He's wild! And that very wildness scares us to death - at least I hope it does - I hope it scares us to the point that we realize we are going to miss out on abundant life if we don't die to these selfish, vain ideas we cling to about God. Isn't that why we try to box Him in - because we're ultimately selfish? Because we like to think we're able to attain something from Him? Because it makes us feel good to have control?

Most things we do look very foolish to an outsider looking in. We have big dreams and what seems like little resources from a natural standpoint. Oh, but when we consider our supernatural resources...our dreams even begin to look small. God is big. God is wild. God is dangerous for good. So are we. So are you.