The above verse is among my favorites because it is such a simple challenge to the many ways in which I manage to complicate God and my relationship with Him. A few years ago, one of my Bible study sisters slyly claimed that she was having a hard time coming up with her own favorite verse and wanted to know what ours were. Little did we know that she was stitching each of those verses on our own personal framed canvases. Mine still hangs near my fireplace.
This past Sunday, Pastor Norm recited the Nike slogan, that of course being "Just do it." When it comes to faith, what holds us back from "just doing it?" There are many reasons, ranging from pure laziness to abject fear. I have visited both extremes and numerous posts in between, but no matter what mile marker I find myself at, there is one antidote (being still) and one truth (He is God). At its most basic level, just doing it requires stilling and quieting ourselves from the chaos in which we dabble, and remembering what our hearts, minds and souls have always known: He is God. Even before we knew Christ, the deepest part of us yearned for Him. He has always been, is now, and will forever be the Great I Am. We need only be still, know that, and just do it.
The picture below is of the front of a t-shirt I bought at a dingy souvenir shop on Hollywood Boulevard. Among the hundreds of cheesy, cheaply-made shirts in this shop, this one was the only one that lacked mention of the surrounding landmarks. It also happened to be the shirt that found me at the exact moment I was thinking that the broken, voyeuristic souls on this street were exactly the kind of people Jesus would've chosen to hang out with - and so should I. It's two sizes too large and has a small grease stain below the wording, but I still bought it. I then stilled my considerable fear and hung out for a while with the broken souls outside the souvenir shop. Sure enough, He is God, and I found Him right there on Hollywood Boulevard.
Look at the list of "just do it's" on this shirt and choose which one stands out for you as something to focus on this week. Then, share it with others by commenting in the comment section of this blog and/or on the Facebook post. Later this week, look for another blog post with a follow-up opportunity to upstage Nike in the just do it department!
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