Pre-Nuptial Conversions

We live in a day that expects failure.  In preparation we hedge our lives to absorb the sting.  In fact, we value people who can actually anticipate all the variables and are rarely caught off guard.

And than Jesus steps into our world saying things like:

"Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it."

"What does it profit one to gain the whole world and yet lose his soul."

"Sell your belongings and give to the poor and than come follow me."

And we have only scratched the surface.

What makes us hedge our hearts with the Lord?  I guess it should not be a surprise that a culture obsessed with anticipating failure (and the protection from it) would also project that on the Lord.  We wonder if we can trust God's Word? God's plan? God's validity? God's economics? God's ethics? God's timing? God's judgment?

So we enter into a kind of "pre-nuptial conversion," hedging entire areas of our heart, time, resources, and talents.  And for what?  Fear?  Protection?  Anticipation of failure?  Yes. We fundamentally have a problem trusting and believing in the God presented to us in Holy Scripture.  We think our faith in Christ will probably fail at some point.  

My passion for us as a church family is that we would learn together to trust God.  This involves praying for one another, being a safe place for people to disclose feelings of distrust, keeping one another accountable, prioritizing our gatherings, challenging each other, rejoicing in testimonies, teaching one another, serving one another, and learning Godly dependence.

Togetherness has a way of producing collective results and power that are not experienced in isolation.  We have been given the gift of community.  Let's enjoy it and leverage it in becoming fully devoted disciples of Christ!

Let's walk together.

Rob