Today is the Day to Stop Running and Do Hard Things
Do those words from the Psalmist hit home for you? Oh, that I had the wings of a dove! I would fly away and be at rest; I would flee far away and stay in the desert; I would hurry to my place of shelter, far from the tempest and storm. (Psalm 55:6-7). We are wired to respond to acute stress by “fight or flight” in which we either meet our problems head on or we run from them. Not only am I a runner physically, but I am naturally a runner when it comes to conflict, too. I would rather have everyone just be happy and get along together. I don’t like conflict! I would rather run! But the truth is that God calls us as Christians to do hard things . We are not called to run away from trouble. Last week I mentioned the “faith hall of fame” in Hebrews 11, and how all of these heroes of the Bible lived by faith. They lived by faith even to the point of death, and they were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things...