Life in Grandeur

Now Playing: Sometimes by David Crowder Band

Sometimes I forget things. Adventures are great, they are fun and scary and require lots of faith. And honestly, I go back and forth between wanting too much for adventure and being comfortable.

This morning I was reading in Mark 5 and came across this treasure:
"As he was getting into the boat, the man who had been possessed with demons begged him that he might be with him. ¹⁹ And he did not permit him but said to him, “Go home to your friends and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you.”²⁰ And he went away and began to proclaim in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him, and everyone marveled."




And it hit me right in the heart. I've been so busy traveling to different conferences lately and I usually dread coming back to campus because I know I will actually be tested and have to put into practice what I've learned and I really want to, but that just sounds exhausting to me. But it's something I've been commanded to do: "go home to your friends and tell them how much the Lord has done for you" to be a light here and now where He has placed me.

I know that there is adventure here as well and that I'll miss it unless I keep my eyes open and focused on those around me.

I don't want to forget how important my time is. I do not want to waste what time I've been given here and now by "waiting" for what's in the future. So instead of doing the same thing that I have always done, I am choosing to be bold and serve actively. While I anticipate the future, I will not depend upon it. All I have is the here and now with my Jesus and I am resolved to make it something grand.