Come to think about it, there are so many things we'll do that I couldn't possibly list them all here, but, I can say that some of the most famous last words are "hey, watch this".
I think of the Apostle Paul when I think about crazy things guys do. Here he was (ACTS 14) in Lystra and he healed a crippled man and started teaching the people about Jesus. However there were some Jews that had hunted Paul down and turned the crowed against him and they picked up rocks and stoned Paul. Thinking he was dead, they dragged him out of the city and dumped him. Then a few of Paul's friends gathered around him and he got up and marched right back into the city.
What was this guy thinking? Usually when we do something that causes great pain and discomfort and brings us very close to death, we don't usually get up and go right back to where it all happened. We usually limp off and chalk it up as something not to do again.
Yet this seems to be exactly what Jesus wants us to do, when he says "pick up your cross and follow me" and Paul said "I die daily". Now I'm not saying you need to head to the darkest places on earth where being a believer in Christ can mean certain death (unless God tells you to). What I am saying is that every day is a day for a new step of faith. We cannot rely on the adrenaline rush of yesterday, because the comfort zone we like to create around us can quickly become a prison. A prison that holds us back from experiencing what God is doing today.
Even if it seems that we are totally crazy for all the stuff we have been doing in South Florida, we are always in danger of building our comfort zone around us. Please pray for us that God will always show us what he is doing every day, so we don't get apathetic in our mission.
What are some things you can do to step out in faith today? Has God put a friend, co-worker or neighbor on your heart? What risk can you take to show them God's love?
Is that a pic of you in there Jeff, telling the Aligator about Jesus, or one of the twins? Hehehehe
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