Lately I have been feeling convicted/God prodding me to step out of my comfert zone and to truely life my life by faith. Trusting that He will provide for my needs ( we are assured of this in Matthew..."Therefore do not worry, saying, ; What will we eat?' or 'What will we wear? For it is the Gentiles who strive for all these things; and indeed your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.But strive first for the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Matthew 6:31-33 and again in Luke He reassures us..."Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear. For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing. Consider the ravens: the neither sow nor reap, they have neither storehouse nor barn, and yet God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds!" Luke 12:22-24) and will never give me more than I can handle. ( He tells is in 1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.) As I have discussed this with other Christians and read blogs of other Christian families I realize this "radical faith" looks very different to many people. Some choose to not use birth control, and live debt free trusting God will provide and meet their needs. Others feel it's irresponsible to have another child unless you have x,y,and z. Or to give up everything you have and move to another country to spread Gods word...but then their is the side that would say you should wait makes sure your financial backing is secure, or that part of the world is just to dangerous to move our family to....I think that what the "cautious faith" side might feel that the "radical faith" side is like the man on the roof during a flood. Have you heard this story? A man had to get to his roof because the flood waters had gotten so high in his home he cried out " Lord I know you are faithful save me please!" A little wile later another man in a canoe floated by and offered the man help. But the man said " no The Lord will save me" next a rescue boat came by still the man said " no, The Lord will save me." At this point a rescue helicopter flew overhead still the man refused saying " The Lord will save me". The flood waters had gotten so high the man was perched on his chimney again he cried out to the Lord " Lord, Lord why have you forsaken me? Why didn't you save me?" The Lord answered " I tried to save you three times, I sent a canoe, a rescue boat and a helicopter. You ignored my help."
I often have heard God helps those who help themselves. This is not biblically based, it is human created and therefore very flawed. I don't believe it's living in a fantasy land to live your life with radical faith as long as you aren't the man on the roof thinking you need to see God's own hand pluck you to safety. You need to rely on the Holy Spirit and be filled with the Holy Spirit to hear and obey it's prompting. I want to live my life with radical faith, I have been trying to make changes in certain areas of my life, living completely debt free and giving my worry and anxiety to God are two of the big areas I'm working on right now. There are other areas that I am praying hard to change but cannot do on my own I need The Lord to touch my husband and my children's hearts as well for them to want to live with radical faith. So for now I pray and grow deeper in my relationship with Christ and hope that one day my life will reflect that of a radical Christian so that when this game of life is over I can hear "well done thy good and faithful servant."
My apologies if this post is a bit randomly worded. It is 3:30am but I just couldn't sleep as this has been on my mind for awhile and it was time to get it out.
Radically,
MKAYL <3
