Feeling a MILE WILD (or something like that)

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A MESSAGE FROM SARA:

Have you ever felt a mile wide and an inch deep? I’m laughing because when I first wrote mile wide, I accidentally wrote MILE WILD. Isn’t that so true though? Maybe that was my mind saying how it really feels sometimes.

This week we talked about being just that…spread too thin and in too many directions. When we are spread too thin, we can’t grow deep roots. Our roots will look like thin, wimpy little threads trying to hold us into place. And with the blow of the wind or the drench of a storm we feel beat down and sometimes even fall down. This can make sustainability very hard leaving us tired, worn out, discouraged.

But when we are an inch wide and a mile deep, well, I’m sure you can imagine the difference. Our roots can grow deep and be strong, thick cords that hold us into place no matter what storms we face. Our roots are committed, we are committed. We can stay the course and stay strong. And when those roots are a mile deep, there is a spring of living water that just continues to feed us that never runs dry.

Friends, this is commitment. If we are spread so thin and don’t have deep roots, we will not stay committed, we can’t stay committed…the proper nourishment is not available and the soil is not strong enough. However, when we are deeply rooted into the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, we are able to remain committed because He nourishes us. And we know that no matter what comes our way, He sustains us.  The culture around us is full of wavering faith…faith in people, faith in ourselves, faith in God.

It’s no wonder churches are full of people but empty of servants.  Marriages are full of characters but empty of character.

Walk with us this week as we dive into the idea of Be Committed.  Come on…you will not be disappointed!!

I will leave you with this thought:

“By abandoning commitment, our narcissistic culture has lost the one thing it desperately seeks: happiness. Without commitment, our individual lives will be barren and sterile. Without commitment, our lives will lack meaning and purpose. After all, if nothing is worth dying for (the anthem of the ’60s anti-war protesters), then nothing is worth living for. But with commitment comes the flourishing of society—of calling, of marriage, of the church—and of our hearts. It’s the paradox Jesus so often shared when he bid us to come and die that we might truly live.” (Chuck Colson)

What do you think about commitment? Do you find yourself spread to thin or do your roots run deep? Leave a comment below and let us know!