Today my prayers were filled with the word "coward". I went to God with my feelings and shared my heart. My heart breaks for the cowardly. As I dialed in on the world leaders whose cowardice results in the loss of innocent lives. God stopped me right where I was. He reminded me of what Jesus said in Luke 6:42. How can I worry about the faults of someone else and neglect my own short comings. In my own brokenness I fail to live out God's words to be strong and courageous. When I am called to pray with someone and I let fear and feelings of inadequacy rule I am being a coward. Or when I am supposed to be bold like Paul for Jesus and I hide in the crowd, I suffer from cowardice too. Let me be clear of my understanding of the impact of our failure to do what God calls us to do. Anytime we fail to follow what he has called us into it creates a divide in our relationship with God. From the beginning He has called us into relationship, leadership, responsibility, ...
Jesus follower. Husband to Julie. Father to Jackson and Abby. " Going a little bit farther he fell with His face to the ground and prayed..." - Matthew 26:39