Come out, Come out Wherever you Are!

Where are you? Not where you are physically... At the mall, home or sitting in a porch swing at the cottage but where are you? I heard this question over and over in Jack Leaman's Sunday morning message (can be foung on www.capitalcommunity.ca) and that one question prompted the writing of this blog:

 

I just watched 127 hours and the whole premise of the movie is hanging on the string of one fact: the man didn't tell anyone where he would be.  Whether because he was confident nothing would go wrong, just thought he would be able to handle any situation he may run into or just didn't think isn't so much the matter (really it was a mixture of all these things.) What matters is because of his choice to not talk to anyone about where he was, when he was leaving, for how long he would be gone or where he was going, once he was in trouble that couldn't be hanled on his own there was no hope of rescue.  

Drawing a parallel: if you're not willing to talk to someone about your plans, dreams, thoughts, next steps, where you're going in effect... What happens when (not if) you get into trouble you can't handle on your own? If you refuse to talk to someone about your life, plans, dreams, thoughts, etc. no one will know where you really are and you will have no hope of rescue.

Ever have a friend, seemingly over night, fall off track in their life whether off the track with God, with their future goals or financially? You wonder "wow, how did that happen? What happened!?"  I can venture a plausible answer... No one really knew where they were, no one really knew what their inward thoughts and intentions were or where they were headed... Maybe they looked great on the outside, knowing which mask to don for each occasion, but they had doubts and questionings inside that eventually overtook them.  It's sad, I agree, but it can be avoided... Talk to someone, tell them your doubts, questions, fears, plans, hopes and where you're going... You may not get all the answers in the immediate but you will receive encouragement, reassurance and strength! 

So, I leave you with this and PLEASE take some time to consider your own life...  When was the last time you answered God when he asked "where are you?" He asked Adam this question in Genesis 3:9 and asks us that very question daily.  God doesn't ask questions because He doesn't know the answer but so we become aware of the answer ourselves.  Do you even know where you are or have you just been wondering around so long you no longer know left from right? Where do you plan to go next? In the end of 127 hours the man lost a limb (we lose precious parts of our identity when we don't know where we are or where we are going in relation to God) and in order to survive he realized when he saw a family ahead he must find the strength and courage to speak... He cried out for help and was rescued!  Once you've taken time to consider your own life consult God, cry out to Him, pray, talk to Him, ask Him what He would like from you and for you to do (He will show you) and answer His question... "where are you?"  In relation to Him where are you? Is your heart close to His? Can you hear his heart beat? Or is he just a shadow in the distance?  Last, how can you get closer?

If you don't know the answer to the last question, read the bible (acts is a good book to start with) or find a Christian Leader to halp point you in the right direction and I am here, send me a message via comment on this post, i won't post it for all to see but if you give me your e-mail address or twitter name I will do my best to walk with you toward Him!