I’m very comfortable with organization and structure. Throughout my life people have told me, “I wish I could be as organized as you!” I used to absorb this as a compliment, but in some aspects of my life I hate structure, especially when it concerns my relationship with God. Don’t get me wrong, discipline and following routine has allowed me to accomplish many things, but I’ve discovered that God doesn’t always operate in a humanly structured atmosphere. Embracing structure is my way to prevent losing control.
Certainly, I cannot be alone in this struggle. Maybe you share my love for the familiar, the routine, the comfortable, and what is easily known…let’s determine to invite the spontaneity of God into our lives this coming year with the knowledge that He often works outside the confines of human reason and delights in the faith of His children. We must realize that familiarity will never produce faith.
Faith begins where the familiar ends.
