Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter have made it awfully easy for us to "like" things.
We see sweet or funny pictures of children. We "like" it.
We read something inspiring, motivational, or good. We "like" it.
We celebrate with a birth, baptism, or wedding. We "like" it.
Then there are the moments of sadness. A death or a sudden tragedy. Pictures bring tears and words express a sorrow unspeakable. I cannot bring myself to "like" it.
God spoke to me the other day when I was scrolling down the screen and looking at Twitter. A bible study teacher that I respect immensely had posted a word picture as she often does. The word picture read something like this:
If no one is laughing at your dreams....you aren't dreaming big enough.
Another one of my favorites from her recent tweets is this gem:
Just because He hasn't doesn't mean that He won't. Keep believing!
Let me just say this to be clear. I believe that this awesome woman of God believes, teaches, and lives exactly what she posts on Twitter. She uses her platform to honor God and uplift her sisters in Christ.
As someone who sits at her feet via dvd teaching I soak these tweets into my marrow and allow them to fuel my focus in Jesus Christ. They speak hope to my heart. I can't "like" them fast enough. Honestly I wish I could "like" them about a million times.
It is easy to "like" something inspiring that lifts the soul and spur us on in our faith.
But what about actually "living" it out.
~How BIG are the dreams that God has placed in your life? Can you accomplish them yourself? Is your own strength enough or must you rely upon the supernatural power of God's Holy Spirit?
~Do people laugh or ridicule God's calling on your life?
~Do God's dreams for your life make you uncomfortable?
~Do you lose heart some days because the dream honestly seems....unthinkable?
These are questions that we don't "like" at all.
We don't like the weight of them.
We don't like the uncertainty of them.
We really don't like the idea of God daring to ask it of us....
Yet....we "like" the inspiring words.
I know the deal and so do you.
Liking is easy.
Liking is non-committal. Liking requires no faith, or perseverance, or waiting, or potential heartache.
Living is a different thing.
Living is daily, minute by minute commitment. Living depends upon faith, is strengthened and refined by waiting and relying on God alone.
But don't just listen to God's word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves. For if you listen to the word and don't obey it, it is like glancing at your face in a mirror. You see yourself, walk away, and forget what you look like. But if you look carefully into the perfect law that sets you free, and if you do what it says and don't forget what you heard, then God will bless you for doing it. ~James 1:22-25
Don't just like it. Live it. Blessings, fullness, and the deep things of God aren't given in easy shallow waters. Dive into the deep.
Liking it lets us walk away and forget.
Living it brings us to a place of utter dependence and desperation unto God Almighty.
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