Leap of Faith

Last night, Christy stopped by the Redbox and picked up Inception.  It was a movie that I wanted to see in the theater but wasn’t top priority on the list… so we waited.

If you have seen the movie, you may have had the same thoughts and questions I had… “What is going on here?” – “Is everyone else as confused as I am right now?” – “How is this going to end?” - “How much Nyquil did the writers drink during the planning stages of this movie?”

The movie intrigued me and as with most movies I watch I looked for moments of spiritual significance (and in this movie I found quite a few).  Most of them dealt with the past and how when we hang on to it… whether fabricated or realistic… it can hold us back.  But the one that stood out to me was the line that was asked a handful of times.

“Do you want to take a leap of faith?  Or become an old man filled with regrets…”

What a powerful line.  What a powerful question.

Think about it with me… how many of us have come to a place in our lives where we have to ask ourselves this question.  Do we push forward, not really knowing the outcome, or do we sit safe always aware of what the outcome should be?

When do we take that leap of faith… when do we not?

I was thinking about that while watching the movie… and thought the reason he (DiCaprio) did take that leap of faith was because of his passion for what he was leaping into.  Even though he knew it could cost him his life (or at least a life in “limbo”) he went all in.

That led me to these next questions… what are you passionate about?  What are you willing to risk it all for?

Do you have that passion for God and His Word and sharing it with others… so passionate that you are willing to risk everything for Him and His mission?

“Do you want to take a leap of faith?  Or become an old man filled with regrets…”

I will be 35 in a few weeks and according to the stats that say the average American male lives 70 years – my life is at its midpoint.  I am getting closer and closer to being an old man (and for my kids and their friends, I probably already am) – but even with that – one thing is for sure… I do not want to be an old man filled with regrets.

The Paragon Church plant was a big leap of faith for me and my family but I do not want to rest on that past accomplishment as my sole source of “look what I did” for my life.  I am passionate about leading this church to where God wants us to go.  Every day I am excited about what God is going to do next.  I am ready to take that next “leap”.  Are you?