Godly Discontent
Genesis 31.3 Then the Lord said to Jacob, “Go back to the land of your fathers and to your relatives, and I will be with you.”
Safety is not our goal. Comfort is not our goal.
Moving into the unknown isn’t always a comfortable thing. Whether it’s a new job, new school, new house, or new city, those kinds of changes typically bring stress and uncertainty. We wonder, “Will I be able to handle it?” or “What if things don’t work out the way I want them to?”
But there’s another kind of risk and uncertainty in the lives of Christians — or at least there should be: Our roles as missionaries. Of course, those who’ve chosen mission work as a vocation certainly face risk and uncertainty on a daily basis, particularly if they live in a country and culture that’s different from what they’ve known all their lives. However, even if we’re not “professional” missionaries, as Christians we still have mission fields to work in — and that’s part of what makes the Christian life so exciting!
I find myself challenged and spurred on to ask, “How often do I ask God who he’s placed in my life today?
Much of my day-to-day time — and I’m sure all of us can relate in one way or another — is spent moving from one task to the next; one problem to solve to the next problem to solve.
So today, let it be your prayer (and my prayer) to have the Lord help us to step out in his will. To reach out beyond ourselves and our daily cares, knowing that he wants us a whole lot more than he wants stuff crossed off a list.
And always remember that as God promised Jacob — and Jesus promised all of us — “I will be with you.”
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