Don't be a Pussy Cat

I want to share something written by Amy Carmichael who was a missionary to Asia.

   "Onward Christian soldiers,                                          
       Sitting on the mats;
        Nice and warm and cozy
         Like little pussycats.
        Onward Christian soldiers,
         Oh, how brave are we,
         Don't we do our fighting
         Very comfortably?"      

Friend, Jesus calls us to live our life recklessly abandon to Him! To love without limits! To touch the untouchable! To reach out to those that have not heard about His love, grace and mercy! Why it is (myself included) that we are sometimes more concerned with how we look to the world, than how we look to our Heavenly Father?!?!? Why? Why do we want comfortable lives that "feel" good when there is a life waiting out there for us?!? We settle for what we think is best and miss out on the life that God has for us!

Guess what? Jesus has this amazing life planned for you!! Yes, YOU!!! But it involves one thing that so many individuals think is too much of God to ask. Ok, so before I tell you, let me ask you a question? What has Jesus given/offered you? 

Yep, His very life. For you, friend! just so you could spend the rest of eternity with Him!

Ok, so back to what God is asking of you. He asks for your life. Yep, Jesus wants your life. Check out this verse in Matthew 16:24-25...

'Then Jesus said to his disciples, "Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it.'

Ok, so some say that this is too much to ask! Yes, they do believe in Jesus and will spend the rest of eternity with Jesus, but that is all the farther they go. But think about this... do you really want to settle for something less than what God wants for you? Yes, He asks for your life wholly and completely surrendered to Him, but Friend, how can we not?!!?

Listen to this song by Sidewalk Prophets, "You can Have Me" :)

(Or click on this link to open in another window) => http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpx40JJLQxw

Friend, how can we not fully surrender our lives to the One who gave it all? Jesus gave us His very life to save us! How can we not give ours back to Him?