Go

So tonight, I just watched the movie Rat Race. I saw the movie when I was younger, and forgot some of the parts, but I remembered the jest of it. A man in charge of this fancy hotel put six golden coins in different slot machines. The six different people who luckily found the gold coins met up in a room. The man in charge of the hotel told them that in this city of New Mexico, there was a building. Inside the building held a locker. Inside the locker was a bag of two million dollars. The first person to get there won it all. It was that simple. He told them the locker number, and gave each of them keys to the locker. He literally explained all of this information in less than two minutes. Immediately after explaining this, he simply said “Go”. They all just sat there in a puzzling state. Then one person asked a question. The man in charge of the hotel answered it, and then said “Go” again. This happened again twice, with different people asking questions. After that, they still sat there. They couldn’t believe that it was that simple. Then, the man in charge of the hotel got frustrated. He pulled out a gun, and shot the ceiling (commonly people do that as a scare tactic). Then they all jumped up and then left.

Why do I feel like we do that in our relationship with Jesus? We are so used to our normal routine; we do the right thing, read the Bible, go to a building where people meet every Sunday, and pray. What if God told you today to go into the mission field? What if God called you into action? What if God told you every little detail in less than two minutes of a great opportunity that He has for you, and said “Go”? Would you sit there like the people in the movie, and ask questions? Or would you get up from wherever you are, whatever you’re doing, and go? Do we have to make God get out the “gun” and “shoot the ceiling” to get our attention?

Now, you might have trouble knowing if it’s God saying “Go” or not. Let me use an analogy. A few years ago, I was hanging out with my sister Karamie. While we were hanging out, my mom was calling her. My sister said “I think it would be funny if you answered it, and talked in a deep voice.” I thought it would be funny, so I said in a deep voice “Hello?” My mom said “Karamie? Is that you? Are you okay? Wait a minute, this isn’t Karamie. This is Canaan! My daughter doesn’t talk that low.” Besides me being like “Well, I hope so!”, my mother knew her voice because she has grown a bond with her, and has conversations with her. If we do spend time in God’s presence frequently, and we have/grow in a relationship with Him, we will be able to know God’s voice. We will know if it’s God’s voice, or a “deep voice” in disguise.

I have had this on my mind the whole time while I watched the movie. Not really worth watching, but boy did it hit me with analogies out the wazoo. If you guys feel led by God to do something, don’t sit there in a puzzling manner and ask questions. Get up and go. It’s that simple. And the prize might not be two million dollars, but it’s definitely worth more if God’s the backer behind us.

Until Next Time,

Canaan