Living in Go

There have been quite a lot of changes recently. I know in my family and personal life it's been a whirlwind of change. I have spoken to friends and other family members who are also going through quite a lot. The common response has usually been 'I can't wait for things to settle down.' Then wave after wave comes.

It's easy to fall into depression and despair and grab onto an eeyore mentality of 'woe is me.' There are also plenty of people who will jump on the bus with you and want to carry on the pity party. Emotions are contagious and the longer they sustain, the more apt they are to persist in us and the people we surround ourselves with.

On my morning commute recently I was contemplating my situation and the possible solutions and praying for the 'settle down' point. As I was listening to music a thought came to me. When Jesus gave the great commission it wasn't to settle. It was to 'GO'. Going creates movement and change. It requires us to become unsettled. This is the opposite of normalcy. Going involves uncertainty. Cornel West once stated we want comfortable complacency and that it is an enemy we should fight against.

As I refocus the events of the past year, I see where God has been unsettling me and many around me. Jesus never said 'going' was going to be pleasant. I believe if we were to interview the twelve disciples they would tell us that where they went was anything but pleasant. They were completely unsettled, but from their experiences we have a testament of God's ability to show himself in mighty ways.

Jabez also knew that going wasn't pleasant. When he asked God to enlarge his territory there was work involved. Anytime God is unsettling us there are challenges to face. There are giants to overcome physically, spiritually, mentally, and financially. If we had the ability to do things on our own, why would we ever lean on God for strength, comfort, wisdom, or peace?

I want to live in 'GO'. I want to see the places God is taking me as grand adventures meant to lead me to success. I want to go into places that only I can go for God. There are people and places that only I can reach. There are things that only I can do. 'Go into all the world' was not a supplication for the disciples only. It was God's heartcry for each of us.

God help me to see my situations as opportunities to show how big you are and how small I am. Help me to show that my success is dependent on my reliance on you and not on myself. Help me to live in the mental state that 'going' is a positive action that is proactive for His glory and not merely a reaction to events that occur.

Help me to boldly 'Go'!

jamie