a thought on danger

here’s a quote from messy spirituality, by mike yaconelli:

“the church needs to become a gloriously dangerous place where nothing is safe in god’s presence except us.  nothing…including our plans, our agendas, our priorities, our politics, our money, our security, our comfort, our possessions, our needs.”

mike had a way with words.  more than that, he had a way with theology.  danger is not the first word we normally think of when we consider church.  and when we do, it’s usually for all the wrong reasons.  this quote brings it all into perspective, tho.

if we truly believe that god is living and active and isn’t just some deity that set the world in motion and now sits back and impotently watches from a distance, then we must believe that he can (and does) interact with his creation…with purpose, with design, with intention…and even unpredictability.  and that’s where the danger comes in.

just when we think we’ve got our plans and agendas and goals and finances and comforts all lined up, the movement of god can bust down our doors, rearrange our priorities, redirect our energy, remove our comfort and upset our agendas…and the question is “what is our response going to be?”

do we run away…back to our flimsy plan built with our own best interests in mind?  or do we run directly into the arms of the dangerous god who is really the source of agitation in the first place?

interesting predicament…

#danger #plans #priorities