Really cool visual...
"Imagine you're falling off a cliff, and sticking out of the cliff is a branch that is strong enough to hold you, but you don't know how strong it is. As you fall, you have just enough time to grab that branch. How much faith do you have to have in the branch for it to save you? Must you be totally sure that it can save you? NO, of course not. You only have to have enough faith to grab the branch. That's because it's not the quality of your faith that saves you; it's the object of your faith. It doesn't matter how you feel about the branch; all that matters is the branch. And Jesus is the branch."
I think this is pretty cool because more often than not, for me with my weak character, insecurities and flaws I feel like I can be falling off of a cliff. Trying to grab on to anything I can, I try to grab on to security in the way that people think of me, music, or just trying to numb out to things but my relationship with God is the only thing that I can truly hang on to. And the even cooler thing is that when I grab and to God as my "branch" He grabs me back.
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T- Boog,
ReplyDeleteThe last sentence of your entry made me smile. It really is amazing that He grabs us back. It is very challenging for me to put all of my security in Him. However, we are His. It says in Acts 17:28, “For in him we live and move and have our being.” When you think about it, there is really nothing to be insecure about anymore. You no longer belong to yourself. God sent his son so that you, Troy Scott, could be His son for now and forever. Put your security in the fact that the true creator of the universe loves you dearly for who you are. I’m really enjoying watching God mold you in to the man He made you to be.
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