ve sailed too close to the shore. Disturb us, Lord.” – Sir Francis DrakeWOW! My heart resonates with the heart of this guy who spoke these words over 400 years ago. More than anything, I want to come to the end of my life and know that I didn't play it safe but went all out for the sake of Jesus' name. I never want to be pleased with where I'm at & I'm constantly asking God to give me bigger dreams for the sake of His glory. I'm gonna do my best to dream too big, but never too little.
I first read these words this past summer in the 1st chapter of Chazown by Craig Groeschel who is the pastor of Life Church in OKC with a ton of campus'. Outreach Magazine recently named Craig's church the #1 most innovative church in America. Chazown is one of my top 5 books of all time & I beg you to quit reading my blog right now, buy the book, & read it TODAY!!! You won't regret it... more on the book in another post.
I like what Craig wrote about this quote from Drake - “Are you willing to let God disturb you with dreams so big that you don’t know how they’ll be accomplished? A vision that can only come true if He pulls it off? That’s what you’ll get… I won’t promise the road will be smooth. But I do promise you can start today living with a vision for fulfillment. You will wake up every day with purpose and passion, motivated anew to fulfill your destiny. No more wandering. No more emptiness. No more searching. You will say, ‘This is why I was created. This is the meaning for my existence.’ And God will smile.”That's awesome isn't it? I love it. It's so true. I'm begging God to use me in big, scary ways to change the world. But it won't happen if I'm "sailing too close to the shore." Now, what are you going to do? Settle for your tiny dreams coming true, or ask God for bigger ones?
so, for the past few months i've been asking God to disturb me. whatever it takes for Him to get maximum glory from my life.
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DUDE! THATS A TIGHT QUOTE! I THINK HE IS GOING TO START DOING THAT REAL SOON TOO!
A FRIEND OF MINE'S MOM, IS A INTERCESSOR IN THE HOUSE OF PRAYER HERE. SHE PRAYS EVERY MORNING THAT GOD WILL FRUSTRATE THE PLANS OF MAN. I'LL TELL YOU WHAT BRO, HE'S DOING JUST THAT! THAT WILL SURELY DISTURB US YO! ITS NOT ABOUT US! WORD UP!
WHATS UP WITH NOBODY COMMENTING ON YOUR STUFF BRO? WHATEVER!
MUCH LOVE PATRIK!
I love this post Patrick.
Amen bro! What an awesome post. No matter what, it's all about God and living our life totally for Him at whatever the cost. My prayer has always been that God will do something totally big with our lives that when others look on it, they know it was NOTHING that we did but ALL that HE did. It's a scarey thing but what a ride He has taken us on!
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