All these seniors graduating high school and college have sure inspired me. From personal experience, I know God has an exciting life plan for them AND us! AND it\u2019s not just in our dreams!
God promises us a life of significance and relevance. This scripture knocks that sentence out of the park: \u201cI (Jesus) came to give life and even abundant life!\u201d John 10:10<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I assure you we can live there. It is a life loaded with eternal importance. And it\u2019s a life that is possible for us and and all we need is an open and willing heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In Acts 9:11 we read these words from God to Ananias: \u201cGet up and go!\u201d He was being sent by God to speak to that rowdy, anti-Christian Saul who was the Christians\u2019 worst enemy! \u201cWho, me?\u201d were his words back to God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019m sure he was shaking in his sandals to think that God was calling him to saddle up his horse and to remember those sandals were actually combat boots against the enemy, Satan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ananias\u2019 heart opened to God\u2019s command to go, despite his concerns. And because Ananias got up and went, Saul (later called Paul) recovered his sight, was baptized, received the Holy Spirit, became an Apostle and wrote over half of the New Testament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I have heard those words, \u201cGet up and go!\u201d many times in my life. \u201cGet up and go\u2026and minister to those in Mexico, in Belize, in Canada, in Arizona, in Oklahoma, in Texas. My boots were made for walking, for riding in a car, a bus, an airplane, a truck. I heeded the call to \u201cGO!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGet up and go!\u201d looks different for each one of us. For some, it is a call to action \u2013 caring for others, spending more time in prayer and Bible Study, sharing the Good News, and setting the example of believers. \u201cGo\u201d is likely different at different stages of our lives.
The Lord knows that, and He will help us understand our \u201ccall\u201d as we spend time in prayer and hanging out with Him and His word.
While God\u2019s direction is not always easy or convenient, He makes it possible. Moses tried desperately to back out of God\u2019s call on his life when he used the excuse: \u201cI\u2019m too slow in speech (he was a stutterer). Jeremiah tried to back out when he tried to use the excuse, \u201cI\u2019m too young!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But if God calls us, He equips us with what we need to succeed. He knows everything about us, including what is and is not possible for us. He is not bothered by our objections, so we might as well say \u201cYes\u201d, just like Ananias did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
God is delighted by our willingness to \u201cgo\u201d when He stirs our hearts with opportunities. Sometimes \u201cget up and go\u201d means doing something we already know we should be doing. So, let\u2019s \u201cgiddy up and go\u201d when God nudges us to go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Is it easy? Probably not.
Is it worth it? A thousand times yes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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