Perspectives

I recently had a conversation with a friend of mine who is doing spiritual work in relatively dangerous places.  I was again encouraged by his humility, love for the Lord, and passion to see God change lives.

If you were to ask him how he could sacrifice so much, and do something so dangerous, he would tell you that you were crazy.  To him, it is absolute joy.  He feels bad that many Christians don’t get to experience God using them in the same ways, and don’t get to see such radical life-changes that he does.  Where he is at, there are not great numbers of success stories, compared to some other places in the world.  Overall, the going is hard and slow.  However, God IS working, and lives ARE being racially changed.   It is not just his perception.  He is truly seeing God do great things, and I can see how he really is blessed to be a part of it.

This conversation made me think of we who follow Christ here.  Too often, we tend to downplay the radical results of God’s presence with Believers within this culture.  That is unfortunate.  Receiving Christ in America is no less miraculous than anywhere else.  It is every bit as amazing and awesome.  Likewise, the result of followers who turn away from the distractions of the world to walk more closely to God is as transforming here as in the hardest, most remote parts of the earth. 

 

Walking in God’s presence transcends all the best (and worst) this world could offer, regardless of where you are, or the circumstances of your life.  It is a “supernatural” event, and one that can be had at any time.  Don’t sell God short by believing that walking with Him could be any better in a different setting.  In His presence is all freedom, all love, and all peace.