God's got my back - Now what?

2012 is just a few weeks old, but it’s already been a crazy faith ride! Where I thought there would be huge challenges, there have been abundant opportunities. Where I thought there would be discouragement, there has been anticipation and excitement. I have so much confidence right now in the fact that God is in control and that He is doing a good work in my family. I know that I know that He is supplying all of our needs according to His riches in Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:19). But, in my giddiness over God’s goodness, I think that I may have accidentally lost sight of His purposes. I’ve gotten so focused on what He’s been doing for me that I forgot about what He wants me to do for Him.

I was driving home from work one day last week when Big Daddy Weave’s song “Love Come to Life” came on the radio. I’ve heard that song a thousand times, but that day, the words of the chorus just pierced my heart. It says:

“Bring your love to life inside of me
Why don’t you break my heart ’til it moves my hands and feet
For the hopeless and the broken
for the ones that don’t know that you love them
Bring your love to life inside of me”

I clearly heard God’s voice saying to me: “I’ve got you taken care of – now what are you going to do about it? If I’ve got your back, then what’s preventing you from getting out there and doing the hard work of sharing my love with others?”

Wow – humbling words… We’ve been given so much compared with so many around the world. My financial worries tend more towards things like – there’s no extra money to buy a new dress or to go on vacation or out to eat or to the movies – not towards the worry of where I’m going to sleep tonight or where my next meal is coming from. In my comfort, I sometimes forget how much need is out there…

I feel like I have been given my marching orders – Get out there and make a difference in the world! Things on the homefront are under control, but there’s a huge battle raging for the hearts and minds and lives of the people all around me. I can face it head on – with confidence - ‘cause God’s got my back!

“Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter – when you see the naked, to clothe him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood? Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will quickly appear; then your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the Lord will be your rear guard.” – Isaiah 58:7-8