Spiritual Coaster or Chicken Exit

Sunday one of our pastors spoke on this topic and it has really stuck with me. 

Are you a roller coaster fan?  I am!  I love getting on a roller coaster.  Two summers ago, we purchased season passes to the local amusement park.  We went so often that by the end of summer my equilibrium was way off, causing me to get car sick every single time I sat in the car.  But I wouldn't have traded it.  I love being on a coaster!

If you have ever been on a roller coaster, you have probably seen the chicken exit.  It is that one last chance to 'chicken out' of the wild ride.  You anxiously wait in line and then you get close to your turn.  You see the car and wonder how you will safely stay inside.  You hear the loud rattles of the tracks.  You see the fear in the eyes of a few riders.  Then you decide to use that chicken exit! 

Are we like that spiritually?  We anxiously wait to be used by God.  We know it will be exciting and rewarding.  Then we get close.  We see what we need to do.  What we need to sacrifice.  We become afraid of messing up or looking stupid.  We decide we just can not go through with it.  We start looking for the chicken exit.

Friends, when God uses us, it can wild and unknown.  But we never need to be fearful.  God has great plans for us when we allow Him to use us. 

Will you go for a ride on the spiritual coaster or take the chicken exit?

Sweet Blessings~