Nevertheless not My will, but Yours, be done.

~Luke 22:42 NKJV

I am a rebel at heart–don’t want to live an ordinary life, crave adventure, want to challenge mediocrity.

The Challenge

But my rebellion isn’t against God. Instead, I rebel against the mundane, everyday expectations of a believer and the rituals required of every Christian. 

Read your Bible. Check. Go to church. Check. Pray. Check. Quiet time. Check.

I don’t believe doing those things is bad or wrong. Nor do I believe I am any better than other Christians.

But what if God wants me to minister to family or friends and miss church? What if my neighbor knocks on the door and needs a favor while I’m reading my Bible?

I want to listen to the Spirit and do what He asks–living a life so dedicated to my Savior that every day is an adventure.  

I do not expect my dishes to glow with the Holy Spirit’s power as I wash them, nor do I assume Handel’s “Hallelujah Chorus” will play in my head all the time. Rather, my adventure is seeing things through the Lord’s eyes. I love knowing I am God’s child and can boldly enter His throne room while washing dishes, driving, or even speaking to a group of women. Knowing the King of the Universe wants to commune with me all day and use this servant satisfies every longing in my soul.

The Obedience

My ninety-year-old grandmother was once rushed to the hospital. While in the emergency room, I prayed and asked God to use me. As I stood in the doorway, looking out at the hustle and bustle of the doctors and nurses and waiting for my grandmother to finish with tests, I witnessed a volunteer stacking the gauze, towels, and other supplies. She looked tired and worn. The Lord prompted me to encourage her.

“The doctors and nurses would be lost without you,” I said. She gave me a confused look. I repeated what I had said, and she gave me a shy smile.

Throughout our short conversation, I learned she volunteered a few nights a week after her day job. I told her how much we appreciated the hospital volunteers and that they were the glue that held the emergency room together. She chuckled and smiled. 

The Blessing

“You are the first person to talk to me all day,” she said. “I was so sad and angry and felt as if my life did not matter. I was going to go home and cry. You made me so happy.”  

I wanted to cry. I wondered how many people go to bed lonely and sad.

Many people occupied the emergency room that day, but God chose her for me and gave me the opportunity to show someone the love of Christ. 

I am a nobody on a Holy Spirit-led adventure with God, willing to touch as many hearts as possible. Thus, I want to change lives with His love and the knowledge of His Word. 

Others have inspired me to leave the path of the expected for an adventure with the Almighty. The Spirit may lead to danger and even death. However, God is glorified when we follow. 

Choose now to make the mundane a marvelous adventure with your God. Listen to His voice. He calls you out of mediocrity.

Father God, help me to defy the mundane and follow the Holy Spirit no matter where He takes me. Instill adventure in my heart and cast out all fear. In Jesus’ powerful name, amen.

 

Genre: Non-fiction

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