Surrender and Trust

Hey there!

So here I am, writing my little post (and yes, I forgot to yesterday), sitting at the kitchen table and praying about God's will. That I may know it.

You see, Jesus doesn't call us to live a safe, boring, comfortable life. He calls us to live an adventure-to follow Him! Picture this:

You've accepted Christ a few years back and told Him, "Okay, I'll do Your will. Please take me where You want me to go." 

Now you stand at a crossroad in your life. You just bought a road map that guarantees the safest way though life. You can see where all the hard places are, you know exactly where you're going and how you're going to get there. It says there will be beautiful scenery and everything will be fine. That is one option.

The other way is a thin path that disappears into a dark, gloomy forest. You can't see far into it, but you can see mountains towering into the sky. The sight fills you with dread. You've heard that it's filled with swamps and cliffs and mountains, and oceans, and valleys.

You shrug and turn to look the other way. You start walking, but then a voice stops you. And you hear God's voice telling you that you're supposed to follow Him. You promised. And He is calling you to take the hard way. To do the right thing. To live. Really live. 

And now you have to make your decision. What will you choose? You'll never know the way. Danger will abound. You're going to get hurt, scarred, dirty, and worse. You might even die. But He promises that He will walk with you. What will you do? What will I?

Most of the time it is way easier to take the easy path. But following Jesus is never easy. It's all about surrender and trust. I struggle every day to surrender and trust. It's hard! But I keep praying that He will help me to surrender, that He will help me to trust. But beware! When you surrender and trust, you're in for an adventure!

My big struggle right now is fear. I have a hard time not being afraid of what is going to happen at Nationals. What if I don't make semis? What if I totally fail my oral? My written? What if?????

But Jesus says not to be afraid. So I will trust. And surrender. And I know that whether I make it or not, I will have an adventure. An adventure in semis, or an adventure in learning to fall back on Him in my disappointment. I know which adventure I want, but my plans don't really matter when I'm following someone as unpredictable as Jesus.

So there you have it!

Live the adventure! Do it! Because it's worth it.

Jo