Do you remember the scene from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade where, in order to save his father, Indy must cross an impossibly deep cavern? In his book, there’s an illustration of a man walking across it with nothing underneath; Indy must decide what to do.
Here’s the thing about faith… It moves me out of what I’m comfortable with. It makes me take a risk; it puts my fate into the hands of others (or, Other). The whole issue is who is going to be in control of my life – faith says, I trust You enough, God, to do something crazy.
It’s really nice to sit here and write about faith, but here’s what I feel the Lord saying to me today: Where are you going to take a risk today? James writes that faith without action is dead; what is the action that will breathe life into my faith today? I’ll let you know tomorrow (she said, in faith…).
And in case you didn’t see the movie ( - really?), here’s what happened to Indy… He mustered his courage, took a step into what he was sure would be a long, nasty fall, and found a rock bridge holding him up. He was unable to see it until he stepped out into nothing. What a great picture for me to keep in my head today…
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