“If you’re not willing to take what is dearest to you, whether plans or people, and kiss it good-bye, you can’t be my disciple.” (Luke 14:33 MSG)
Imagine you are on a luxury cruise line. Everything is taken care of--all you have to do is enjoy yourself. Then, suddenly you are shipwrecked. Yesterday you were having a wonderful time, and now you are desperately clinging to a floating piece of debris while bobbing up and down in the middle of the ocean. Would you let go? Or would you hang on as long as you could?
When faced with powerlessness, we tend to cling to whatever little control we have. We attempt to manage the people and circumstances around us. Letting go seems like bad idea. How will we survive?
Yet, Jesus asks us to detach from everything and everyone--to quit trying to manipulate the situation to fit our own expectations. He asks us to disentangle ourselves from all that we hold dear--to trust in Him--to release ourselves into the depths of His intimate love.
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