I want to go on an adventure....

I recently stumbled upon a video about a guy that I knew from Tyler way back in the day. He applied to be the "Island Caretaker" at the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. This competition was called "The Best Job in the World" and tons of young, adventuresome, and passionate adults sent in their videos explaining why they were the perfect fit for the job. After spending about 30 minutes watching these awe-inspiring videos, I realized something. I crave adventure. I long for it. I need it. I miss it.

Yes, it's true. My weekly bike rides, walks, picture-taking excursions, and disc golf games satisfy my sense of adventure to a point. And the occasional trips to the mountains for hiking, rock climbing, and camping are thrilling. But come-on, that is nothing compared to living in Australia giving tours of the Great Barrier Reef!!!

So I'm sitting here, in my comfortable little bed with all my needs so easily provided, thinking about my desk job (which I love and am truly grateful for!) and wondering......

What if I went on an adventure? Like a REAL adventure? One in which plans are optional and you have to trust the Lord to provide for your basic needs. An adventure that would change you, grow you, and leave you jaw dropped.

What would it take for me to do something like that? Where would I even begin? I feel like I'm just "playing it safe" here. There is no risk in anything I do right now. Nothing that tests me, tries me, or asks me to rely on God alone. I can pay all my bills with full assurance, know what my next ten meals will be, have friends and family who love me, and have a schedule that barely allows for change. Hmmm....that seems quite comfortable and mediocre to me.

But where is the line between adventure and responsibility drawn? I mean, I need to pay my bills and eat, right? So how much control do I give up? When is my sense for adventure just a stupid idea instead of truly trusting God to provide?

Something to think on.....

And until then, I will wake up at 6am, shower, dress, eat, drive to work, sit at my desk for 4 hours, type emails, answer the phone, write a few updates, organize, call for quotes for a commercial during the Super Bowl, add names to an excel list, eat some lunch, do all of that for another 4 hours, get off work, go for a run, shove more food down, shower again, run to a presentation about Israel, chat for a while with friends, come home, read, talk to my family, do my Bible study, and go to bed.....

ALL to the GLORY of GOD.

And I think that is my adventure for the time being.

Lord, help me accept the season of life you have me in right now. I feel safe, comfortable, and bored. But I know that you have placed me in the job, the home, the community that you desire. Give me the faith to believe you know what you are doing! Help my unbelief! Show me how life with you is the greatest adventure known to man! Help me be faithful in the small things so that I can eventually be faithful in the big things. Let my mind and my heart be here, now, fully present, fully surrendered, and content. Happiness is a choice not a circumstance. Show me how to discover you daily and gain joy and freedom from the small things! Open my eyes to see your beauty, adventure, and awesomeness right around me. Do not squelch the fire in my bones to GO, to EXPLORE, to DISCOVER. But put them in the proper place until you want them to run free! Please lead me to the best adventure for my life....living for your GLORY alone!