Reckless.

What would happen if we as Christians lived our lives with a "reckless abandonment" for God? What would happen if we had a reckless faith that abandoned all worldly things for the sake of the cross? What would happen if we simply placed our desires subordinate? In my opinion it’s so easy to wonder these questions but to actually live them out is another story. The real question should be WHY aren't we living our lives with reckless abandonment? WHY aren’t our desires subordinates? If we lived this way there would be no need to wonder what would happen. 1st Corinthians 9:19 says, "Though I am free and belong to no man, I make myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible." As Christ followers we are set apart. We have a different standard in which we are called to live by. In order to live recklessly for Christ and to love well, we need to learn how to selflessly serve. Not for our glory or credit by any means but so that God is glorified and so that many may come to know the greatness of our God. These lives are not our own; we need to follow in Jesus' footsteps and learn how to truly serve and place others before ourselves. In my life, I want servant hood to be second nature.

     The other day I was honored enough to witness an example of this selfless, unexpected servant hood. My friends and I went on an awesome “geo-cashing” adventure. “Geo-cashing” is basically the most awesome thing ever. You acquire a set of coordinates from the “geo-cashing” web site and basically go on a treasure hunt. Once you reach the location of the coordinates you hunt for a metal box. These glorious boxes are usually full of tiny trinkets and a log where you write your name stating that you found the treasure. Anyways, after a long night of geo-cashing hunger invaded all of our bellies. By this time it was about 1am. One of my friends suggested that we go to her house and get some food. I know for a fact that if I brought a bunch of random people to my house in the middle of the night my parents would not be pleased, but she insisted. When we arrived at her house her father warmly welcomed us inside. He insisted we help ourselves to whatever food we wanted. He offered to make us things and was beyond hospitable. While this act in itself was a blessing, his generosity had just begun. He offered to make us a bonfire and proceeded to heat up hot dogs for us to roast. As the night wore on this selfless man chose to go out of his way to make sure that we were satisfied completely. I was taken back by such generous hospitality. We had never met this man before but yet he chose to put us before himself and go out of his way to be hospitable.

This incident reminded me of the children in Ecuador who offer their last piece of bread to a stranger because they care more about others than themselves. I long to live inconveniently.  In today’s society, it’s reckless to live inconveniently. It is reckless to live like a servant and to love unselfishly. John 13:35 says, “By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”