Ever Wonder.....

Do you ever wonder why it is that we become so complacent with our lives? We are human beings that thrive on things that are different and things that are new. Yet, in our spiritual life we settle. We settle for the bare minimum. We settle for doing only what is required and nothing more. We settle for complacency. I'm tired of being complacent. I'm tired of settling. I am ready to start believing and acting out the faith that God intended for us. I am ready to move to my "Personalized Promised Land" that God has for me in this life.
Beth Moore puts it so well in her book "Believing God." "Your Promised Land is the place where God's personalized promises over your life become a living reality rather than a theological theory."
God promises us a place where we can live outside of complacency.
Moore says:
"God didn't promise the children of Israel a place where they could visit. He promised them a place where they could settle and dwell in blessing. ....I grew weary of inconsistency being my only constant. Occasional wisps of authentic spiritual living only multiplied my frustrations. .... My soul needed a place it could live. I longed for my defeats to be infrequent visitations, not my victories....Beloved, our personalized lands of earthly promise are places we're invited to dwell in Christ. It's high-time we stopped dropping in and started taking up residency."
I don't want to settle for complacency. I want to be a resident in His Promised Land. I want to dwell in His blessings.
"Promised Land theology becomes an earthbound reality only to those who cash in their fear and complacency for the one ticket out of their long-inhabited wilderness." My friends, that ticket out is our faith. Let us have the courage to live it.