Holy Discontent

The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him.
Romans 8:16-17

Step 2: Holy discontent with the status quo

“As long as we are content with the status quo, we will not discover God’s vision.”

“Vision often comes in times of desperation.”

Sometimes you read a book and certain words just ring true. You recognize yourself in them. Discontent. Dissatisfaction… Security in Sameness.

I just finished reading a book called Divergent by Veronica Roth. That’s the kind of book I enjoy. The kind of book when there is an enormous societal problem and the children become the revolutionaries – unwilling rebels in some cases. The underdog saves the world… The Son saves the world.

Have I said this before? I need something. Something BIG to knock us from our complacency. It’s frightening to ask for such a thing. In some cases, it’s really not appreciated. I get so excited to hear that another earthquake happened. There’s another hurricane on its way. Creation is groaning! I want the End Days. And that is a ridiculous thing to ask for because I’m not prepared. Ill-prepared.

I don’t know. I want to find vision. The book says I must prepare for it. I know what I think I need to jumpstart myself. And I’ve got all of these little bitty pieces that must fit together somehow.

What goes into my make-up. What thrills me. What sets my blood on fire. People talk about leaving their comfort zone. People suggest I try something different. What they don’t realize is that I want something drastically MORE so.

So do I write about it? Create my own little world. Or do I live it? Can I write what I want as a place to start?

I’ve always felt suffering was a part of being a Christ-Follower. But we hardly suffer. I suffer emotionally more from other believers than from n0n-believers. I see a lot of candy-coated suffering. I’d almost prefer a bullet.

When I heard these things, I sat down and wept.
Nehemiah 1:4a