Heart To Heart
October 2009
23 “’If you can’?” said Jesus. “Everything is possible for him who believes.” Mark 9:23 (NIV)
I am thinking a lot about playing it “safe.” I love to watch someone that dares to get out of the “safe” mode and take a leap of faith. There is power in the one that dares to believe.
What would our world be like today if the disciples played it safe? John the Baptist would not have told King Herod it is a sin to sleep with your brother’s wife. Stephen would not have spoken so sincerely in the face of death or prayed Father forgive them. Peter would not have shared the gospel so boldly during Nero’s reign. Jesus would not have journeyed to Jerusalem.
Safe is dull, complacent, flat! Playing it safe doesn’t win gold medals, find new discoveries, or save souls. Playing it safe will never move mountains. Safe misses out on the abundantly more the Father so lovingly wants to pour out on us.
The opposite of safe is faith, belief, and risk—not just risk but bold risk because it is willing to move forward regardless of the unknown. Safety breeds mediocrity, the humdrum, the “Oh, that’s nice” response. True faith that moves mountains breeds excitement, adrenaline and the response of “WOW! Now that is amazing!” It can make an entire stadium of people stand to their feet in victory.
There is nothing safe about real Christianity. I wonder how many souls are lost because we believers play it safe in sharing our faith.
Dare to believe! Dare to move forward! There is no room in real Christianity for us to play it safe.
God did not play it safe with us. He knew we would mock Him, spit on Him, and kill Him on the cross. He did not play it safe for us. He came as a babe wrapped in swaddling clothes!
Faith asks us to expose ourselves to that which is not safe and to dare to believe that all things truly are possible for those who are in Christ Jesus. Father, where do I play it safe? Help me to believe and take steps of faith.
Where do you play it safe? I wish I could hear your response right now! If we were face to face, heart to heart, I would say, “Beloved, LEAP!”
Simply,Tara
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