Wake Up!

Complacency. We all struggle with it. Personally, I prayed at the beginning of the summer as my time began at the Ranch that God would reveal Himself to me and would kindle a fiery passion for Him. A week into this prayer, He slapped me in the face with Revelation 3:1-2, 15-16. "I know your works. You have the reputation of being alive, but you are dead. WAKE UP and strengthen what remains." Alright, God. Got it. In the latter verses, John writes about being either hot or cold. Sure, I have heard that a ton during my life, being raised a minister's kid and all, but it never really sunk in. Think about it. God tells us to get out of the middle of the road and pick a side. Why? It is much safer to be on a side rather than chill in the middle of the road. The cool thing about picking a side is that He wants me on His side. Yet again, I have heard that God pursues me. Awesome, but it never clicked. Think about a hunting dog for a second. This dog knows what it is after and will stop at nothing until it brings the prey back. The pursuit is relentless. No matter how quickly the prey runs to escape the dog, the dog quickens its pace, never backing down. Shut. Up! What did I do to deserve this pursuit?! The God of the sunsets and flowers and stars and all of creation wants me. By no means does He need me at all, but the fact that He wants me should bring me to my knees daily. So why do I lose my passion for Him? I think that because I was raised in a Christian home that I sometimes feel like I know a lot about the Lord and that my knowledge is enough. Wrong! Who am I as a finite being to try and squeeze the infinite being of God into my small, little brain? I am restricted by time when He is timeless. I pray that daily I am blessed with the opportunity to rediscover Him and in the process, WAKE UP!

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