A wild God.

You ever wonder why you have a desire for adventure? Have you ever noticed that even your fears or insecurities can't seem to calm the fact that you wonder and imagine yourself accomplishing great feats and conquering many obstacles? In a world full of twists and turns, hardship and heart ache, long roads and treacherous territory, my heart and your heart beat to know God in all of His mystery and power as we dare to believe for the impossible.

Yes, it is true there is something in me that wants to play it safe. You know like taking the path of least resistance, or finding the easy, predictable way out. Yet there is a voice inside that says you were not created for ease, comfort, predictability, and safety. It is true that we as humans desire to be safe and secure and dwell in a state of comfort and assurance that we will be okay. I guess this is not wrong in and of itself, and probably a bit healthy in some respects. The problem with being a man or woman who represents a wild and adventurous God in a kingdom not built by human hands or limited to human reason, is the very fact that the King is not safe. He is everything good, trustworthy, loving, caring, merciful, gracious and kind, but He is very unpredictable, adventurous, risky, dangerous, and in essence not safe according to our definition of safety.

We most likely would stay in "The Shire" at every chance if it was solely up to us. Its that still small voice inside of us tugging at our hearts and conscience until we dare to trust God in the cause of justice, bringing hope to the hopeless, leaving all to share the Good News of the kingdom to those who have never heard, and risking it all for the sake of seeing the eternal kingdom established.

To be continued.