Well hello there,
So, this all started with a brief thought of how following Jesus is truly something for the adventurers out there. I mean, while being the most secure decision you could ever make, following Jesus is the most insecure thing in the sense that anything goes. If you're really listening to that Still Small Voice, you never know where He will lead you next. While closing my eyes one day, I had this vision.. here it goes:
I am walking with Jesus, holding His hand. We are not strolling down the sidewalk, my friend. We are walking along a cliff or mountainside. I am walking the line, right along the edge. As I am walking along this ledge, I'm so close to the edge that my right foot repeatedly slips off the edge. Now, every time I slip, it forces me to quickly squeeze and hold on tighter than the last slip to Jesus' hand. I can remember being so confused and asking 'why are we doing this?' 'Why are you making me do this?' 'Can't we scoot over a little? So it's safer?' As I frantically drill Him with questions, He smiles and oh so tenderly asks me, 'do you trust Me?'
And at that moment it was over. I remember having a feeling of peace wash over me. Knowing that I don't know what is to come, where I will be led next, what the future brings or what it doesn't. But what I do know is that it will be an adventure. I know that I may be led places that may not seem right, to me at least in the moment. I may also be led places where my feet do slip. I might even be led places where my feet fail completely, and I fall. In fact, that is almost guaranteed. But the beautiful news is that I'm actually not on this adventure alone. In fact, I have a very willing Adventure Buddy. His name is Jesus Christ. And He will never let go of my hand. And He whispers to me, 'oh darling, lets be adventurers.'
So, this all started with a brief thought of how following Jesus is truly something for the adventurers out there. I mean, while being the most secure decision you could ever make, following Jesus is the most insecure thing in the sense that anything goes. If you're really listening to that Still Small Voice, you never know where He will lead you next. While closing my eyes one day, I had this vision.. here it goes:
I am walking with Jesus, holding His hand. We are not strolling down the sidewalk, my friend. We are walking along a cliff or mountainside. I am walking the line, right along the edge. As I am walking along this ledge, I'm so close to the edge that my right foot repeatedly slips off the edge. Now, every time I slip, it forces me to quickly squeeze and hold on tighter than the last slip to Jesus' hand. I can remember being so confused and asking 'why are we doing this?' 'Why are you making me do this?' 'Can't we scoot over a little? So it's safer?' As I frantically drill Him with questions, He smiles and oh so tenderly asks me, 'do you trust Me?'
And at that moment it was over. I remember having a feeling of peace wash over me. Knowing that I don't know what is to come, where I will be led next, what the future brings or what it doesn't. But what I do know is that it will be an adventure. I know that I may be led places that may not seem right, to me at least in the moment. I may also be led places where my feet do slip. I might even be led places where my feet fail completely, and I fall. In fact, that is almost guaranteed. But the beautiful news is that I'm actually not on this adventure alone. In fact, I have a very willing Adventure Buddy. His name is Jesus Christ. And He will never let go of my hand. And He whispers to me, 'oh darling, lets be adventurers.'
