Chapter Two

Have you ever known someone who's life and faith exuded what true surrender to God really was?  Were you amazed by them?  Did you wonder how they did it?  Did it even create a fear that maybe, just maybe, God would call you to be like them?  Chapter two of Forgotten God thoroughly addresses our fears of true surrender.  It is not that we think God is distant or not powerful enough.  At the root of it all is our selfishness.


If I don't see the results I want, do I see God as failing?
What if I surrender to God and he asks too much of me?
What will other people think of me?


Chan writes, "When it comes down to it, many of us do not really want to be led by the Holy Spirit.  Or, more fundamentally, many of us don't want to be led by anyone other than ourselves."  We become comfortable in our lives and fear what God would really ask of us if we truly held our lives with an open hand to God.  The funny thing is God is not nearly as concerned with what you do as who you are.  Sure God has plans for us and some of those plans may not line up with YOUR plan for life.  But His plans center around our hearts being molded into His image, surrendered to His pruning process that can be painful.  But if you trust, I mean really trust that God is good then there is nothing to fear.


I have heard people express their fear in saying, "What if God calls me to Africa?"  Well, if He does than I can assure you there is no other place you would rather be since His plan is good and perfect.  However, for most of us he is simply trying to strip us of our pride and selfishness so in our day to day lives here in Keller we see our days of errands, play dates and work in a whole new light.  God sees each day not as a to-do list, but as an all out rescue mission for those who are far from Him.  God may not be calling you to Africa but He very well may be calling you to talk to the Target employee, serve your neighbor who is going through a divorce or reach your co-worker.


What are your thoughts on Chapter Two?