Comments on: Asking God if He wants you to go on an adventure.

By: a broken compass

a broken compass — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 17:12:58 +0000

Hello. I love your post. You seem to have a lot of faith and wisdom. I have never been on this site before, and I found it by accident. I am looking for an answer to a few things.

I have never been good at verbalizing my thoughts. I can understand how I feel or what I'm thinking, but I just can't spit it out for others to understand as well.
I am an absorber. I like to take in what's around me and become a part of it by understanding it.

I think so much that sometimes I'm scared that I can't establish my own thoughts and wants from God's.

By: Jess

Jess — Fri, 29 May 2009 03:17:41 +0000

As much as I see your point,

I still want pirates and car-chases and exotic locales and lions and tigers and bears and a bible that won’t burn (I was told on the train that the real word of God doesn’t burn and then a man offered his lighter to demonstrate on my Bible), and I want to see 5000+ fed from a happy meal and I want to see God’s people unite and storm the gates of Hell, and I want to go back to India to crush the false gods and see Africa healed and a ginormous revival across post-Christian Europe and I want to narrowly escape death by spiders-as-big-as-my-backpack + naughty-mean snakes and I want to slug a bad guy who deserves it really really hard and I want to lead daring rescues and I want to be part of all-or-nothing-faith-to-move-mountains-if-you-build-it-they-will-come kind of awesomeness that defies all logic and probability.

By: rick

rick — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:36:00 +0000

WELL I AM HERE LIKE THE REST OF YOU.AND I HAVE QUESTIONS.LATELY I HAVE BEEN FEELING OTHERS SORROW AND PAIN,I CANNOT HELP BUT TO CRY FOR THEM AND I DON’T KNOW WHY I FEEL LIKE THIS.I TRY NOT TO FEEL THERE EMOTIONS,BUT I DO ANYWAY,I CAN’T CONTROL IT.I WONDER WHAT I AM SUPPOSE TO FOR GOD.I HAD DREAM OF A GREAT FIRE THAT WAS LIKE A WAVE AND LIGHTING,IT BURNED EVERYTHING WHERE I LIVE.WHAT DOES THIS MEAN.I AM A TERRIBLE CHRISTIAN AND DON’T KNOW IF I HAVE DONE GODS WORK AT ALL,HAVE I PLANTED ENOUGH SEEDS,DO I STAND A CHANCE OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD.I DON’T FEEL WORTHY OF GODS BLESSING AND HATE TO ASK ANYTHING OF HIM.HAS MY ADVENTURE BEEN PLEASING TO GOD.WHY DO I FEEL THIS WAY.SO MANY QUESTION AM I ALONE.

By: Becca

Becca — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:18:00 +0000

Andrew and Matt are great friends of mine and what they are doing is amazing. I think the best part is that they are sharing so many stories of ordinary people who are living adventures of their own – some big, some small but all an important part of God’s story here. Anyways, great post – I think anytime we are willing to surrender our own plans in favor of God’s, that’s an adventure!

By: Cindy

Cindy — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 02:34:00 +0000

yeah, that whole “partner” thing is hilarious to me and I thought “PARTNER?!! What is THAT word doing in THIS blog?!” Good call, JulieMom

By: Cell'o'ist

Cell'o'ist — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 07:46:00 +0000

I’ve actually been asking similar questions lately and we’ve had our worship pastor change again. But upon asking these questions, I was asked to help with children’s ministry and also felt the push from God to step away from playing my cello for a while.

By: Matt @ The Church of No People

Matt @ The Church of No People — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:40:00 +0000

Great post, Jon. I think the temptation is to ignore the calling God has given us in exchange for the calling we think we want. We want something big, flashy, grand. But God calls most of us to be ordinary people with families and jobs and neighbors.

WV: nestive: when you decorate your home for a party like a bird’s home, it’s ‘nestive’

By: Shannon Christman

Shannon Christman — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:14:00 +0000

My “Adventure with God” fantasy also involves an RV, but it’s one for the future — I’ve read about an organization of retirees who go around the country, doing special projects for churches and parachurch organizations. That seems like a great adventure to me! For now, though, it’s the adventure of raising kids to which I am called.

By: Alicia

Alicia — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:12:00 +0000

Yea! I know the panic that sets in when I am confronted with that very question. Is my faith strong enough? Did I forget to listen when God pointed me to Macedonia during my quiet time? Is my lack of adventure a reflection of hidden disobedience that God is super-ticked at but I have no awareness of?

It is a testimony to God’s sovereignty that our lives can be an adventure simply by living them. This summer I got a glimpse of just how excited God is to know, love, grow, and be with His creation. My deep satisfaction in Him quenches my thirst for adventure … and then, if He so chooses, other more obvious adventures begin.

This was really encouraging – very relevant to my transitional “I’m in college what do I do next” stage of life. Thanks

By: Gina Marie

Gina Marie — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 23:13:00 +0000

I agree that the person in the office cubicle needs Jesus as much as someone on the other side of the world, but I have to point out the fact that there is still a terrible imbalance in missions – most of the missionaries in the world are in the most reached places. Maybe God wants you to stay right where you, but have you ever asked Him?

The great thing about this post is that you asked. Yes, knowing God is a great adventure, but so is seeing Him use you in the lives of people who literally have never heard the name Jesus. I know, I’ve been there. And in the midst of it, you get to see Jesus in a whole new way yourself.

It’s not for everyone, but maybe it is for you. Have you ever asked?