Moving Forward

I think one thing I'm realizing about this blog is that I shouldn't force myself to write some long, drawn out entry if I really don't have much to talk about. However, here are some short thoughts.

I think God always expects us to move forward. Complacency is my biggest enemy. If I am comfortable with everything in my life, I worry that I'm not doing everything I'm supposed to do. This is especially true with me at my church with my youth group. I have been afraid to challenge the youth to get deep into the Word and grow closer to God. But my complacency and fear brought a great deal of discomfort.

I pray that God would always keep me moving forward. That's one reason I'm excited about going to seminary. It may make me a little (or VERY) uncomfortable, but God never promised I would live an easy life. He came that we may have life more abundant. And sometimes the abundant life isn't easy. But an easy life is a life that doesn't move forward. That's not what we were made to do. I want to continually ask God to help me move forward, even when it's hard.

-kevin