Wherever You Go

As they were walking along the road, a man said to him, "I will follow you wherever you go." Jesus replied, "Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head."  (Luke 9:57-58 NIV)

Have you ever made the commitment to follow God no matter what in the "heat of the moment."  Maybe you were sick, or dying, or someone close to you was quite ill.  Perhaps it was about something you really wanted...money, security, safety, or...love.  You asked God.  You told Him if He would just give you this one thing that you would do anything He wanted and go anywhere He tells you to go.

Maybe it wasn't as blatantly self-serving as all that.  Perhaps you were convicted by a God-pointing song on the radio or in a church service.  Maybe you were listening to a sermon or reading His Word and it seemed like every word sung or spoken was pointed directly at you.  You decided.  I'm going to give my life to God.  Jesus is going to be the Lord of my life.  I will follow you wherever you take me!

I used to think that the worst possible scenario was God sending me to some far-off land where I don't know the culture, people, or language.  I had places I never wanted Him to take me and people I was sure He hadn't called me to serve.  I wanted to follow Him, but only as far as I wanted to go.

Over the years, I've found out that peace in following Him doesn't come by holding on to boundaries where I will allow Him to take me.  I only find peace when I let go of all boundaries and let Him take me where He wants.  When I do that, I put my complete trust in Him...and He never lets me down.

Think about this for a minute.  Do you ever really know where your next meal is going to come from?  Do you know where you are going to live?  Do you really know what your tomorrow will bring?  Earthquakes, terrorist attacks, economic downturns, and health problems can remove our "security" in a heartbeat.  How can we really rest secure?  Trust God.  He is the rock we can stand on when everything else fades away.  But it doesn't work if you're only half-in.  Both feet need to be on the rock.

How about you?  Are you all in?  Do you trust Him?  Are you ready to follow Him wherever He goes?