Eat Your Veggies

The book Irresistible Revolution by Shane Claiborne should come with a warning label. THIS BOOK WILL RUIN ALL YOUR HOPES AND DREAMS. I would recommend everyone read it.

It has made my comfortable life uncomfortable. It has shown me how my feet are firmly planted in my comfort zone. My feeble attempts at stretching my comfort zone were really just to make me more comfortable. I would go to a convention, hear a good sermon, or listen to a "good person" talk and begin to hear a buzz in my ear. Something would pull my earplugs of everyday noise out and let me hear the whisper in my soul, "Kenzie, there's more. You're missing the main point. You're feet are firmly grounded in perception, come see my reality." But after being filtered through my immature-Christian ears I would hear the Sunday school answers being screamed in my ear. "PRAY! SING! INVITE PEOPLE TO CHRUCH! READ YOUR BIBLE!" So I would read my Bible for a week. But I would read the comfort food verses. You know those feel good verses we read over and over again, highlight and leave the ribbon bookmark in, to make ourselves comfortable again. Like "God works for the good of those who love him." but we conveniently overlook "if you love me, you will obey what I command." and "do you love me? feed my sheep." Those aren't highlighted or marked with bookmarks because verses like that require action. They require movement. And once I had run out of Biblical mashed potatoes, I would be done and would sprint deeper into my comfort zone. I had silenced the already faint whisper and was ready to continue my life of comfort.

I've reached a place in my life where that's not enough. I have begin to dig deeper into the Word and reading the words in between the highlighted verses and saw my calling. So I challenge you, read between the highlights. Read the uncomfortable verses. Read the verses that call you to action. Eat the fruits and veggies that God is serving, and leave the comfort food for another day.

You may be asking yourself "Why would I want to read something that is going to make me feel uncomfortable?" and to that I would have only this to say: When you start eating your veggies, start with this one, Luke 9:23-27.