Kiddie cars are cute. Ballerina outfits are the theme for many little girls. Somewhere along the way both are discarded for bigger cars and cuter dresses. Maturity happens.
There may be a maturity factor lacking in the church which simply needs a bit of attention. I speak of the story of God and where we fit in.
Faith is the most exciting element of any walk. It puts the motion to meaning and purpose. While it can't see with eyes of the head; it has even better vision due to eyes of the heart. The believing system isn't available so that one can go to heaven when he or she dies. It is to maneuver through a treacherous obstacle course called life.
I don't think we get it. We live in God's story which actually includes great danger. Why, then, do we raise our kiddie car/ballerina children with very little preparation for significant danger....in the church....as an adult? God's story is a most dangerous one.
God's dangerous story is one that is trying to awaken us from slumber of the routine. John Eldredge abruptly points out, Notice that those who have tried to wake us up to this reality were usually killed for it: the prophets, Jesus, Stephen, Paul, most of the disciples, in fact. Has it ever occurred to you that someone was trying to shut them up?
God's call is for our hearts to enter a very dangerous story. The Cross isn't just an inspiration for a song. It is a means of death to ourselves. The Word issues the concept of dailiness attached.
Safety at all costs in the church is anti-scriptural. Risk. Bravery. Endurance. Death with confidence in His resurrection power is what we are about.
You and me....we live in a very dangerous story. Think on these things.
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