Buckle up baby...Jesus drives really fast!!!

Buckle up baby…Jesus drives really fast! Jesus pulled up to my office one day & asked me to go for a ride. I said, "excuse me Lord, I have a lot of work to do, can this wait?" At this point in my life, I thought I'd dealt with all my major issues-I was spiritually, emotionally & physically healthy & had worked through my guilt, hurt & anger; forgiven those I needed to & believed & confessed God's Word…but I wasn't taking any risks in the name of Jesus! I loved Him, but wasn't living a life totally committed to Him-I was safe, orderly & predictable. These are good things, unless you hide behind them-I was. God had put some big dreams in my heart, but I dismissed them for my imagination-I would entertain them for a while & shelf them. Then Jesus asked me, "how do you know God will do the impossible unless you stand back & trust Him to? How do you know He uses the foolish & weak things to confound the wise unless you're willing to look foolish & weak? How do you know the bold courage of the Holy Spirit flowing through you unless you're willing to do bold & courageous things?" Jesus in His relentless love wouldn't allow me to settle-He confronted me, "did I really love Him like I said or was I more concerned about messing up & maybe missing Him or would I rather play it safe & love Him from a distance so I wouldn't have to take risks?" Well, I got in with Jesus that day-I'm going for it! I want to know Him & be known by Him. Jesus said said, "anyone who has faith in me will do even greater things than these." Will you lay down who you think you should be…so God can develop you into who He made you to be? Wake up sleeper, lift your head, come out from behind your busy schedule, fears & the lies you've believed for years-it's not about your ability...it's about your availability to serve as God has called & equipped you to. You can't reach your destination without Jesus-will you get in with Him? He knows the way, but get ready when you do & buckle up baby...Jesus drives really fast!!! (Lk 1:37, 1 Cor 1:27, 1 Thes 1:5, Phil 3:9, Jn 14:12-13, Eph 2:10) 5/12CIFL/LMM