Hello CSM, my name is Moriah McNeil and I am still reflecting on the amazing “Hole in Our Gospel" series. Over the past six weeks we have been challenged in so many ways to truly take our eyes off of ourselves, refocus, and make an impact in our world. Last week was no exception when Will called us all to action.
As the rich young ruler was challenged to go beyond the safe and secure life he had acquired, even though it was good, he couldn’t walk away from his “stuff." To me this story is one of the saddest moments in the gospel. (Luke 18:18-22) Will transitioned so dramatically our playing it safe life to an amazing performance on the balance beam. We all laughed when we saw him hanging on and barely moving his feet forward; however, isn’t that the way we often live our lives? Balance Beam is an incredible athletic event unlike any other. For a gymnast the skills themselves are not extremely difficult. If we could stand on the floor and perform them on a line they would be perfect every time. The balance beam becomes challenging when we have to perform these same skills on a four inch beam, four feet in the air. Add wearing a leotard into the mix and it gets really scary. Fear paralyzes you. That’s when you have to remember your foundation, remember your basics and trust your training. When I used to perform at gymnastics meets, I would always pray “ God did not give me a spirit of fear, but of power, strength, and a sound mind.” (II Tim 1:7) Then I would go, much like last week and even after not training on balance beam for over eighteen months—the foundation was still there. I believe if the rich young ruler would have relied on God instead of his other god (stuff) he would have changed the world.
But there is more to the story, continue reading, verses 24-30 illustrate beautifully how sad this picture of the rich ruler was to Jesus and his understanding of how hard it is for the rich (that’s us) to enter into the kingdom of heaven. The comforting words of verse 27 should be our foundation. “The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.”. If he is truly our cornerstone, our life, our reason for being; then stepping out in faith will not only become easier, it will become our greatest reward. (v30)
How do you let go of the beam and step out into your Olympic sized dreams? Practice and train, soak in the word of God, step out of your comfort zone, put on your serving towel and wash some feet, give up your stuff, open up your life to his will, and don’t let the fear of anything stop you from trying. You might fall - rewind - you will fall, I did! But you get back up and you perform for an audience of One!
So let go of the beam, flip, jump, dance, fly. God wants to make your life a perfect 10.
Love in Christ,
Moriah
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