When your family gets ready to take a trip. What kinds of things do you do to get ready?
You may...
...make flight & hotel reservations
...pack clothing and other supplies
...buy tickets for special events, performances or games
...make plans with people or family members you will see on the trip
...make compromises so that everyone gets to do some of what they want!
When we talk about faith being a journey, we are talking about a completely different kind of journey than a family vacation. Here's what Jesus had to say:
Calling the Twelve to him, he sent them out two by two and gave them authority over evil spirits. These were his instructions: "Take nothing for the journey except a staff - no bread, no bag, no money in your belts. Wear sandals but not an extra tunic. Mark 6:7-9
When the disciples were traveling with Jesus, they didn't have a set destination with set plans. They didn't do any of the preparations that we are so used to. Life with Jesus is open-ended. Anything can happen! Jesus and the disciples trusted God to provide for every need: food, a place to teach & worship, people to welcome them and provide a place to sleep. We can trust Him to provide for us too.
Sometimes we think that our life with God is like a trip we take as a family. There's so much to do to get ready! We have to be organized and plan everything out. We have to know where we are headed and we have to gather up things to help us. But really, God invites us to do what the disciples did, trust him for everything we need in our faith journey. He will lead us towards life that is abundant and eternal. Are there twists and turns? Is there danger? Yes, but God is faithful and he will never leave us to journey alone.
Read these bible verses slowly and carefully:
And when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left, your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, "This is the way; walk in it." Isaiah 30:21
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him and he will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6
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