S T R E T C H
We did a drama a few summers ago at camp. Where everyone lives in their own box. It's their perimeter of comfort. One day Jesus approaches them and offers each of them an opportunity of a lifetime. He only requires that they follow Him over the hill. After much consideration they all agree to follow and begin marching in place, inside their boxes, and Jesus begins to walk toward the hill. They had all made the risky decision to follow Him, but choosing to follow and stepping out to follow were two different things.
I'm big on the idea of stretching. Stretching in ways that will grow a deep-rooted character with lots of substance. I've accepted an opportunity to stretch and grow in such ways. But there's a difference between accepting the opportunity and doing something about it. It's always a nice thought to step out of a perimeter of comfort, but it can't just be a thought in the mind, the idea has to form into something more. It must move to the heart and circulate to the rest of the body: arms, hands, legs, feet, mouth. Only then can growth become real. And only then will we become more complex beings and receive the opportunity of a lifetime!
I think I'll work on touching my toes.
ReplyDeleteHey, I was in that drama! I enjoy reading your blog tina.
ReplyDeleteBeing out of your comfort zone is exhilarating
ReplyDeleteI like your philosophy on life...maybe because it's similar to mine...let's talk soon...let's stretch each other, for reals.
ReplyDeleteKV!
ReplyDeleteI just read Rob Bell's newest book and he mentions "stepping out of the box." I love how he puts it....
..." We say it is "out of the box."
The problem with the phrase is that when something or someone is judged to be in or out of "the box," it reveals that "the box" is still our primary point of reference. We're still operating within the prescribed boundaries and assumptions of how things are supposed to be.
"Out of the box" is sometimes merely another way of being "in the box."
And then there are those, who come from a totally different place.
They ask another kind of question.
"There's a box?"