Jesus– toss a pebble

Water like glass has always appealed to me.

Comfortable life is pretty appealing too.

Here's where i begin to make the connection: Water isn't meant to always be still. 

It's evaporating into the air, it's changing states, flowing in rivers, falling from clouds, rippling from gusts of wind or jumping fish. Stagnant water is less pure than running water. Stagnant water looks nicer on the surface, but underneath it can be full of dirt.

 Similarly, today i'm reminded that life isn't meant to be comfortable. {the world tells us otherwise... but Jesus doesn't follow the world's rules}

Another thing that appeals to me– early morning jet ski sessions on Canyon Lake where i get to tear up the glassy surface.

It's one of the things that makes me feel most alive, and i laugh as i think about how it parallels to living free and living full.

"Disturb us, Lord, when

We are too pleased with ourselves,

When our dreams have come true

Because we dreamed too little,

When we arrived safely

Because we sailed too close to the shore.

Disturb us, Lord, when

With the abundance of things we possess

We have lost our thirst

For the waters of life;

Having fallen in love with life,

We have ceased to dream of eternity

And in our efforts to build a new earth,

We have allowed our vision

Of the new Heaven to dim..."

-- Marvin Williams {emphasis added}

Disturb me, Jesus! What a scary prayer. My life looks so nice these days, and for that i am joyful and thankful. But i am also so prone to take the credit myself, as if i was the provider, the healer, the protector, the giver, the comforter, the strength that allows me to have the gifts that surround me.

But i'm not at all. 

The Lord is my shepherd {psalm 23:1}

The Lord is my strength  {psalm 28:7}

The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my savior {psalm 18:2}

The Lord is my light and my salvation {psalm 27:1}

My Jesus is my Everything, and i will let him toss a pebble and disturb the quiet waters of my spirit if it means i get to experience him more. 

And gosh i hope he enjoys it as much as i love tearing up that perfectly smooth lake.

"Restore me to the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me."

- Psalm 51:12

Photo courtesy of Noah's Ark Whitewater Co. {2011}