I don't know why it took me this long to write this post or to make this connection, but this has made an impact in my life.
So one of the movies that came out this summer is a movie called Nerve that I fell in love with. The simplified plot of the movie is basically deciding if the main character is going to play this crazy game of Nerve, which is a bunch of crazy dares, or if they are going to sit on the sidelines and just watch the game. Eventually the main character, Vee, decides to play the game instead of just watch, and even though there were some real sketchy times, Vee did grow during the course of doing these dares.
Now that was just a movie, but I think we can learn from this in how we treat our relationship with God. God is calling us to trust him with our lives and to follow him in everything he calls us to do. And when God calls us to do something, it does feel like he is calling us to do some crazy dare, that at the time we don't think is possible. Take for example Peter walking on the water. God called him out to walk on the raging water, and he did. But when he got to thinking about what he was doing he loss faith and started to drown. One thing I took from Nerve is that once you start a dare, you just have to go for it, because the minute you start using your head, that is the minute everything goes all wrong. When God calls us to step out on what feels like our own raging seas we have to trust God all the way.
Another good point this movie made was questioning if you are going to be a watcher and a player. God is asking us the same question. Are we going to follow where God calls us, how ever crazy that might be, or are we just going to sit on the sidelines and watch other people do God's work. God wants to do amazing things in our life, but we have to step out in faith and trust him in where he is calling us. He doesn't want some one who is going to chose to be a watcher, but he wants someone who is going to play and trust him with their life completely. It will get crazy some times, and there will be times where you might have doubts, but if it is a part of God's will for you, then he has you and will provide for all your needs.
So my question is, Are you a Watcher or a Player?
Dear Heavenly Father,
Thank you for all you have planned for my life. Lord, I want to be a player, and to trust you completely. I want my entire being to serve you and to follow where you go no matter how crazy it might be. Amen.
So one of the movies that came out this summer is a movie called Nerve that I fell in love with. The simplified plot of the movie is basically deciding if the main character is going to play this crazy game of Nerve, which is a bunch of crazy dares, or if they are going to sit on the sidelines and just watch the game. Eventually the main character, Vee, decides to play the game instead of just watch, and even though there were some real sketchy times, Vee did grow during the course of doing these dares.
Now that was just a movie, but I think we can learn from this in how we treat our relationship with God. God is calling us to trust him with our lives and to follow him in everything he calls us to do. And when God calls us to do something, it does feel like he is calling us to do some crazy dare, that at the time we don't think is possible. Take for example Peter walking on the water. God called him out to walk on the raging water, and he did. But when he got to thinking about what he was doing he loss faith and started to drown. One thing I took from Nerve is that once you start a dare, you just have to go for it, because the minute you start using your head, that is the minute everything goes all wrong. When God calls us to step out on what feels like our own raging seas we have to trust God all the way.
Another good point this movie made was questioning if you are going to be a watcher and a player. God is asking us the same question. Are we going to follow where God calls us, how ever crazy that might be, or are we just going to sit on the sidelines and watch other people do God's work. God wants to do amazing things in our life, but we have to step out in faith and trust him in where he is calling us. He doesn't want some one who is going to chose to be a watcher, but he wants someone who is going to play and trust him with their life completely. It will get crazy some times, and there will be times where you might have doubts, but if it is a part of God's will for you, then he has you and will provide for all your needs.
So my question is, Are you a Watcher or a Player?
Dear Heavenly Father,
Thank you for all you have planned for my life. Lord, I want to be a player, and to trust you completely. I want my entire being to serve you and to follow where you go no matter how crazy it might be. Amen.
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