During my youth pastor days, we worked through John Eldredge’s EPIC series within our High School Discipleship program. John explains Christianity as a great story that we are living. He proposes that history’s great stories became great because they have the key elements of our story.
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I feel convicted and a bit stuck. I can say that I truly do want to live as Jesus did. I have a passion for Jesus and for His church. I can easily state with certainty, that I desire greatness for His kingdom. Nevertheless, I’m just not making the mark. I am not living as Jesus did. Hence, I feel stuck. This is not my intention at all, but it’s my reality.
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Throughout this journey, my trust in God’s sovereignty has become easier to grasp. It’s not that I haven’t experienced conflict and trial. The difference is that this concept of God’s great Story has driven me to pray in ways that I don’t normally experience.
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The birth of a child is an extremely exciting time. It is almost always followed by great emotion and celebration first by the parents as they gaze into the eyes of the child for the first time, then by jubilant family members who have been pacing in the waiting room for hours. For the Christian, do we engage in this kind of excitement with rebirth? And if not, why not?
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Simple faith is often the most believable. Lean into an authentic and vulnerable trust in Jesus. Don’t let doubt convince you that you need to experience miracles and emotional highs. Not that they can’t happen. Find contentment in the ordinary works of the Holy Spirit, without feeling the need to exaggerate them.
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Too often we follow the world’s example on where our power lies and how it’s obtained. It’s so easy to get caught up in convincing people of our importance or status (code-words for power), but it doesn’t have the impact we think it will. It doesn’t last. It’s an ineffective way to lead and influence people. Instead, we must remember that true power is found in Christ alone.
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In the last chapter of John, we find a very peculiar account, centred around Peter, his relationship with Jesus and his future ministry of starting the church. It begins with, “I’m going out to fish,” Simon Peter told them, and they said, “We’ll go with you.” (John 21:3)
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Have you lost someone recently? Maybe you’re having a tough day, working through with memories and reminders of someone you lost years ago? If so, Lean into Jesus and let Him carry it with you. He loves you. He knows your loss.
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Why don’t we care more about people’s stories? Why do they have to be rich, famous, or have done some sort of amazing feat before we’ll take an interest?
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What is your view of Revelation and End Times theology as a whole? What’s your favourite prophetic scripture? Why do you like that verse or passage?
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What’s your favourite place to meet people for coffee? Is it just about the quality of the product or the environment? Why do you love meeting people there? What makes it special?
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What does sacrificial love look like? Can sacrificial love have an eternal impact? If so, how? Would we ever be able to lay down our lives in an act of love?
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