I just came back from an amazing and encouraging time at my small group. We are studying Erwin McManus’ Soul Cravings, and as we were talking about destiny and our dreams for the future, a breathing portrait entered my mind. Here is my attempt to paint it out for you:
…God smiles and looks at us with excitement…
He extends his hand towards us as he begins to run,
although we reach out and grab hold of his hand,
we pull back and attempt to slow him down.
“How can we leave now?” we ask God, “what about all of our responsibilities and commitments?”
…God smiles and looks at us with excitement…
God motions to run with us, but we pull back and refuse, saying,
“Are you sure we are going the right way? I see so many people going that other way! They must be right.”
…God smiles and looks at us with excitement…
He reassures us that there is nothing to worry about and that we should trust him.
As he begins to run with us again, we hold back and say,
“Can we go tomorrow?
Here is my question for you:
If you have committed to follow God, are you really trusting him with everything? Are you running? Or are you still stretching, hoping that no one realizes you are just stalling time?