I told my friend to read the "Get Out of Your Box" post. Although she enjoyed it, she wondered how to get out of her box and see God's ultimate plan for her.
Since I'm technically still trapped in my own box, I didn't know how to answer at first.
But then I remembered a common Bible story from Sunday school:
Jesus Walks on the Water
22 Immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. 23 And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone, 24 but the boat by this time was a long way from the land, beaten by the waves, for the wind was against them. 25 And in the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea. 26 But when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified, and said, “It is a ghost!” and they cried out in fear. 27 But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Take heart; it is I. Do not be afraid.”28 And Peter answered him, “Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water.” 29 He said, “Come.” So Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water and came to Jesus. 30 But when he saw the wind, he was afraid, and beginning to sink he cried out, “Lord, save me.” 31 Jesus immediately reached out his hand and took hold of him, saying to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?” 32 And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased. 33 And those in the boat worshiped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God.”
-Matthew 14:22-33
What normally happens when you put your feet in the middle of a river? You sink right? Walking on water is humanly impossible, it is unsafe, and it is illogical. But Peter pushed those factors aside and obeyed Jesus’ command. He has to trust that Jesus will hold him above the waters with an invisible, supernatural force. That took an incomprehensible amount of faith.
Why do we love dwelling in our little safety box? It’s cozy and familiar to our eyes. However, this box is false security and it imprisons us. The coziness and familiarity stops you from moving forward in your walk with God. You have to push out of all binding factors to get out of your box and obey Jesus. Escaping your little box is more difficult than what we give credit for. Like walking on water, it seems unsafe, impossible, and illogical.
But so is God’s grace. It seems illogical, impossible, and unsafe for God to trust a sinner like me. Yet for some reason, his love for us surpasses all human comprehension.
See what kind of love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him
-1 John 3:1
Take a leap of faith and get out of your box. With faith, he’ll use you in mysterious, glorifying ways!
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