dr.
glenn williams, director of maryland psychological research center, said, “man
wasn’t created to be safe. if there is
no risk or danger in his life, he will create it somehow.” that’s why today we have all kinds of
technology like race cars, hand gliders, roller coasters, bungee cords. all kinds of things that are dangerous and
risky to get our attention.
how do
you live like that? how do you really
learn how to make the rest of your life the best of your life?
why do
you think gambling is so popular today?
gambling is an artificially created risk in a society that is bored with
itself. so people need risk in their
life. they think standing in front of a
one arm bandit every weekend going over to lost wages, thinking that’s the
place to go to get excitement. but
that’s not it at all.
the
different translators of john 10.10 says that you may have an enjoyable life,
that it will be in abundance, that you will have it to the fullest and that it
will overflow. be honest. you may be a believer but does that describe
your life? to the fullest, overflowing,
in abundance, living on the edge, grabbing the bull by the horns. most of you would say, “no, not really. my life is more described by a geritol ad. i’ve got iron poor blood and the heartbreak
of psoriasis.”
how do
you live like that? how do you really
learn how to make the rest of your life the best of your life?
to live
life as an adventure there’s one word – faith.
the bible word for the spirit of adventure is faith. faith is what makes the difference between
just living and existing.
the
greatest collection of adventures in the bible is in hebrews 11. hebrews 11 is GOD’s hall of fame of
faith. it’s kind of a who’s who of
adventurers. who’s who of risk
takers. who’s who that made their life
count. and this is where we are going to
spend some time here on the front porch striving to bring some adventure into
your life.
we are
going to look at four men – noah, abraham, abel and moses. from these lives we can draw some principles
that will make your life an adventure. i
guarantee this! if you will build your
life on these principles you will find a new spark, a new vitality, a new
energy, a new spring in your step as you live.
you’ll find a reason to get out of bed and life will become an adventure
if you learn to live by faith the way these men did.
just a
thought from the front porch…
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