Is God Your Safety Net?

Wow I have a lot to say this week! This post is kind of a spinoff of yesterday's.

I am now halfway through Louie Giglio's 30 day worship challenge: Look through the Psalms each day and find a trait or name for God that resonates with you. Write it down, any thoughts, and then meditate on it throughout the day. I've been seeing who God really is through new eyes all over again.

With that, it really amazes me how many things there are in this world, and how easily they keep us from the One thing that truly matters. People come and go, "stuff" gets lost or becomes out of date, but God never ever leaves us! We always have Jesus Christ.

And I think that's where we can go wrong. We know Jesus will always be there, so we think we can keep Him as a safety net, something to fall back on. We say that we're going to do it our way, but if something goes wrong, God will get us through it. That's not living in surrender, in awe of the greatness of God. That's not grace. That's not taking that daily trip to the cross with our hearts held out to our Lord.

If we truly understand what Jesus did for us, we love and trust Him. We walk the tight rope 100ft in the air, blindfolded, and without a safety net. We give Him control of each and every step, because we know that we will fail without the Lord. And even though it can be absolutely terrifying and there will be people staring up at us telling us we're irrational, or completely insane, God is what controls us, and He will never let us fall. He may let us wobble, or ask us to jump. He may let us slip so that we're hanging on by just a few fingers' grip. But He will always be there. God wants the best for us, and He knows what He's doing. And in the end, we will make it across, because the Lord made us and wants to spend eternity rejoicing with us. If we have this awesome of a God watching and controlling our every single step, why would we ever demote Him to safety net status?



Father, my future is decided. I'm going to live not just with You, or for You, but completely in You. I am Yours, God, and I can't move without You. Amen.

Trust in the Lord with all your hearts, and do not rely on your own understanding; think about Him in all your ways, and He will guide you on the right paths. Proverbs 3:5-6