Currently I am experiencing the joy of watching several young couples we have sent out experience the real adventure of following Jesus. They are LIVING!
As I spend some quiet time with God this morning, I am overcome with the joy of walking with Jesus in a way that practically transforms my life. It occurs to me that since I have pursued God and the whispers of His voice, the desires He placed in my heart, I have not been bored.
Several years ago a young man (the husband in one of the young couples to whom I referred at the beginning) told me in a phone conversation that he was bored with life. My response to him was rather direct - since I have been truly following Christ, I have no time to be bored. He took my words to heart and began to radically pursue Jesus, uncovering and validating the God-given dreams in his heart. Today he is living life in epic proportions. (He uses other more earthy terms to describe the accompanying fear!)
Neither of the young couples are spending time and energy on things that are not part of the God journey for them. As such they have the time and energy to pursue God's priorities for them. Far too frequently, we live according to the expectations (spoken and unspoken) placed on us by our culture or our religion without ever taking the time to discern whether those expectations align with God's invitation for us. As we relinquish God's specific invitation for abundant life to embrace cultural and religious expectations, we can expect to deal with boredom.
Live epically! Take the risk to pursue Jesus radically!
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About Me
- Glen Peachey
- Mifflintown, PA
- My hope is that when my life ends here on this earth, I will be remembered as a radical follower of Jesus Christ. Over the years I have been involved in various capacities in the church world (everything from cleaning toilets to being Senior Pastor). Several years ago I discovered that my identity was found in what I "did". (i.e. - I was a Senior Pastor). Instead of finding my worth in God's words about me, I found my worth in my accoplishments. God has brought about a radical transformation in me. My identity is not determined by what I do but who I am. Today I am simply a follower of Jesus Christ, a son of God the Father. I am a husband and a father of four great kids (teenagers to young adults). They are all fellow travellers on this pursuit of Jesus Christ, on this journey with Him.
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