Adventure

Those who live their lives in harmony with the Lord are living not just life, but an adventure. Their whole life is a 100% complete adventure. Everyone is invited to be a part of this adventure with God, but not everyone is willing to accept the invitation. “We get the invitation every morning when we wake up to actually live a life of complete engagement.  It’s ushered in by a sunrise, the sound of a bird, or the smell of coffee drifting lazily from the kitchen. It’s the invitation to actually live, to fully participate in this amazing life for one more day . Turning down this invitation comes in lots of flavors. It looks like numbing yourself or distracting yourself or seeing something really beautiful as just normal. It can also look like refusing to forgive or not being grateful or getting wrapped around the axle with fear or envy."

Of course, God won’t spell out everything for us in life, but that’s part of the adventure! What fun would an adventure be if you knew exactly what was going to happen? This adventure will be full of many things. Laughs, friends, tears, death, heartbreak, smiles, naps, activity, and so much more. Throughout this adventure, we will get hit a few times by things we cannot see, but that’s okay. "I don’t suppose everybody gets hit by Jesus, but those of us who have talk about Him differently. I want to leak from getting hit by Jesus, to get thrown from my life in a terrific collision."

When God invites us on this adventure, he’s leaning over us, and He whispers, “Let’s go do that together.” He shapes who we become with what happens along the way.He says let’s go after those things that inspire and challenge you and let’s experience them together. You just need a willingness while we’re safely tethered to Him by a bright red rope of grace, which holds us securely .

Along this adventure, we are also going to fail at many things. But you know what? That’s OK. God sees our failed launches as us flying over the handlebars in slow motion, and while He never wants to see us hurt , He knows it can happen from time to time when we live a life of total engagement.  After we come to, He dusts us off , helps us to our feet, and He hears us say, “That was awesome.” I’ve felt Him lean in closely to me after picking up the pieces of my life and whisper back to me, “You know what? It was.”

In this life, Jesus doesn’t want us to just be “believers”, but he also wants us to be “participants.” Not because it’s hip, but because it’s more accurate, but because it’s more fitting that way. He wants people who got to the “do” part of faith, not because He wants activity , but because He wants our faith to matter to us.

God will be with us throughout the whole adventure, but sometimes we are going to think we don’t need Him even though we do. Because of this, we are going to try to fight some battles on our own. I used to think clenched fists would help me fight better, but now I know they make me weaker. But if we have Jesus, there’s nothing to lose. Palms up means you have nothing to hide and nothing to gain or lose. Palms up means you are strong enough to be vulnerable. Let Jesus help you fight while climbing up the mountain, swinging from the trees, and floating through the rough waters!

When we decide to accept God’s invitation and do life with Him, we realize we are a part of God’s much bigger plan for the whole world. 

Accept the invitation! Do life with God, because doing life with God IS the biggest adventure! Knowing God IS the greatest adventure! Be an adventurer with God by your side!

Credits to Bob Goff and HosannaPoetry!