Running Backwards In My Underwear At 2:45 AM

Ever gotten scared?

Several nights ago I woke up and needed to go to the restroom…so I rolled out of bed, walked into our master bathroom, closed the door and then cut on the light–only to see a really tall man looking right at me with his eyes wide open.

What did I do? I ran backwards, in my underwear, and was getting ready to shout for Lucretia to come get the bad guy (remember, she is a black belt) until…I realized…the man I was looking at was me.

You see, that day Lucretia had decided to hang a full length mirror on the back of our bathroom door. I vaguely remember her saying something about it that night…but my head was in a fog and I didn’t pay attention. SO…that night when I got up to use the restroom, shut the door and cut on the lights–I TOTALLY didn’t expect to see a large, hairy wookie staring back at me!

That has happened many times in my walk with God as well…He cuts on the lights and I see something that I’m not prepared to see–AND it scares me.

I’ve heard people say before, “God just wants me to be comfortable.” My response is, “God couldn’t give a RIP about your comfort–He simply wants you to be obedient…and at times that means facing things head on that scare you and completely take you out of your comfort zone.”

One of the things I’ve been begging God for lately is for Him to continually cut on the light so that I can see what He needs me to see…even if I am not expecting it…even if it scares me…even if I think there is no way I could EVER handle what is in front of me. I want God to cut on the light so I can see whatever!

This coming Sunday we are going to conclude the series, “Stuck.” I am desperately praying that God will ignite a fire in each person that attends, that He will cut on the light, that He will allow us to come face to face with His purpose for our lives…and that we will EMBRACE His dreams for our lives–even if it means facing some of the things we fear the most.

This has been a tremendous series and I feel like the Lord has taught me a lot–can’t wait to see you here!