Live Fearlessly
Written by Luke Smith
Not too long ago I had to do some work in the attic of our church. This wasn’t just in the attic; this was the hardest place to get to in the attic; twists and turns, under this truss and over that heat duct.
I took everything I could think of, I was as prepared as I could be and finally I arrived. When I got there I was so relieved to see that I had everything I needed including my power saw and the extension cord I had woven through the attic along with me.
But when the time came to use the saw, I squeezed the trigger and absolutely nothing happened. Clear back at the bottom of my ladder, the cord had become disconnected.
It was so frustrating! But when is a disconnect not frustrating?
While I’m sitting up there sweating and pouting about having to make the trip back down, it hits me, I had been preaching and preaching to my students on the importance squashing their fears and following God’s lead and God’s instruction.
But somewhere in there I had disconnected myself from that same concept. Just like an extension cord plug pulling apart, it is easy to make the disconnect from actually doing what I preach.
Clear down to my bones, I could hear God telling me –be the example, quit playing it safe.
I’ve heard Joyce Meyer say many times, “a person with a savior has no need to play it safe.”
As a minister of the gospel, we can’t be disconnected from the very things we are preaching about. Quit taking the safe road. It’s time to live fearlessly.
Luke Smith is an Associate Pastor at Life Church in Danville, IL. He is also the writer of our Fearless series. Before taking to position of Associate Pastor at Life Church, Luke worked for 10 years as the Youth Pastor. Luke and his wife, Katie, have served the church they attend for the past twelve years. With four children of their own, Luke and Katie are always looking for new and exciting ways to reach and share to students with the truth of Jesus. Their passion is to connect with, influence, and empower young people to do God’s work.