You know those times when God teaches a lesson, then confirms it over and over and over again? Before I knew it, 2008 is almost a third over, and God is confirming over and over again what it means to live by reckless abandon.
To be completely honest, I had forgotten what "reckless abandon" meant, even though it is the first of three things that I am expecting from God in 2008. Bad, huh? Oswald Chambers reminded me today of what it means in My Utmost for His Highest, flooding back the memory of Jeff Adam's sermon that sparked the inspiration earlier this year:
Are you prepared to abandon entirely and let go? The test of abandonment is in refusing to say - "Well what about this?" Beware of supposition. Immediately you allow - What about this? - it means you have not abandoned, you do not really trust God. Immediately you do abandon, you think no more of what God is going to do. Abandon means to refuse yourself the luxury of asking any questions... When you do get through to abandonment to God, you will be the most surprised and delighted creature on earth; God has got you absolutely and has given you your life. If you are not there, it is either because of disobedience or a refusal to be simple enough.
There is something that I have to abandon to God. I might finally have some direction in life and it's got a lot of potential, but I must not worry about the steps. To worry is to not trust.
God's teaching me the simple. So here am I, going back to basics.
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