At first reflex when we see the word initiator, most of us do one of 2 things: puff up our chest and prepare ourselves to “dominate”…or…get into the fetal position in the corner of a room knowing we are destined to fail. Why is it there is such extremes in the world of initiative? While the word initiative does not appear in the Bible, we are given a clear example by Jesus on multiple accounts about what it means to initiate. Never do we see Jesus waiting on His heels waiting how things will “turn out”. We can even see prior to Jesus throughout the Old Testament a steady foot forward in initiative. In the Psalms alone, the words “I will” appear over 190 times as a cadence mantra that inspires us forward rather than backward, ignites rather than reacts, and invests rather than retreats. Is there any question that God who inspires these authors, and is the very image we are seeking through the picture of Jesus, is an initiator Himself?
Young men…stop being lazy, lonely, bored, and stagnant guys. We have been given the word that is the playbook to His calling and purpose in our lives. Often the best way to discover the unique plans God has for us as individuals is to act in an initiating manner towards the things he has called all of us too. Obey Him moving forward. As the old proverb goes: you can’t steer a parked car.
~Deep thoughts by a Shallow guy~
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