“Get up!” Saul was on the road to Damascus when he met
Jesus. Lying face down on the ground, Jesus commanded him to get up and go.
Saul did as he was instructed and his life was transformed. When we rise from
our circumstances, God can move in our lives. However, we have to get up first.
“Get up!” I hear that imperative once more and I cringe. I
don’t want to get up, and I certainly don’t want to move. I finally feel as if
our family has established some roots, and now we have to rip them up and
endure another transplant. I want to dig down deeper, stuff dirt in my ears,
and pretend that command was meant for someone else.
“Get up!” I drag my feet. I’m tired. I whimper a little
more. My two-year old, temper-tantrum throwing alter ego is revealing her disagreeable
self. And yet, God demonstrates infinite patience. He waits while I whine. He
comforts through my complaints.
“Get up!” We grow
comfortable, fall asleep, become paralyzed by our fears, and immobilized by our
sins. We need to stand up and get going. So, like it or not, I will get up and
go. I will let God move my family and wait while He once again moves in my
life.
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