The Predictable Life
During a journaling time last week, I was talking to
God about some things on my "to do" list that are a bit of a challenge for me
personality wise. Most of the time was spent with me "telling" God how I would
like for them to go, and not much time asking Him how He planned for them to go.
As I was about to conclude my musings, Father posed this question; "How much
differently would you live your life if fear wasn't an obstacle?" Wow! There
wasn't a whole lot of "telling" left in me after that. I just sat there. I could
sense my "yeah buts" welling up, like God really doesn't understand? What do you
do with that? Really. Fear does not originate from God. (At least the kind I
know He was referring to.) So I have a choice.
I was reminded of the verse
in Proverbs (3:26), "For the Lord will be your confidence ..." Easier said than
done I guess. But I began a list of the things that I would like to do differently. Then
I heard, "When will you start living that way?"
Living that way, as Lee Strobel
puts it, is "the difference between a numb life of predictability and an
exhilarating series of divine coincidences." I know for me, I'm tired of
predictability. How about you? May we all choose today to live differently, and
leave behind the life of numb predictability. I pray we'll each make that
choice.Greg Tutwiler, CCLC, BCPC
Scripture verses are from the NIV unless otherwise indicated.
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Greg Tutwiler is a Certified Christian Life Coach (CCLC) a Board Certified Pastoral Counselor (BCPC), a member of the AACC and UNTCI, an Affiliate Coach, Discipleship Coach and Coach Trainer, with Blueprint For Life Institute, an ordained minister with UNTC, and co-founder of EveryManAlive ministry and TrueLife Church. Greg is also the author of the books, "Stand Your Ground," available at Amazon.com, Passages, and The Transformational Life Journal. You can visit his web site at www.freedomliving.org, or email him at coach@freedomliving.org. |
