What would it take?????

This morning I got into the book of Ezekiel. A book full of prophecy and examples of how God's people ignore His instruction. Ezekiel was captive in Babylon when this book was written and he had a vision that would have caused me to drop dead. I tried to invision what the vision looked like and thought that some Hollywood producer could make a killing on a movie with these creatures Ezekiel encountered. If you have time it would behoove you to read the first couple of chapters.....at any rate God's instructions to Ezekiel would have made me lay the whole experience on to my most vivid overactive imagination. Actually , putting it in a"WHAT IF" example in my life it would sound something like this. Pat, I want you to get some unperishable food together... like wheat,nuts,raisins...some water and I want you to make a wooden model of your town...purchase the biggest castiron skillet you can find....then I want you to go to the main street in your town.....set up the model....put the iron pan in front of the model....lay down on your side on the street every day for 24 hours a day etc.etc.etc. Of course in our day and time I would be arrested, put under psychological examination, put into therapy and be labeled a kook for the rest of my life. What amazes me most about this situation in Ezekiels life is his unquestioned, yielded obedience. Of course he didn't drop dead at the vision and I'm certain it was sufficient evidence of God's power to encourage him to obey.

Awestruck???yes but never doubting or disputing God's directions.

So....my question this morning was..."Father, what would it take for me....right now in this comfort zone...to be moved into unquestioned, yielded obedience to what ever sort of unimagenable assignment You would want to send me on?" I don't even like to think about it

for I'm not at all certain I wouldn't expire considering it.....but worse yet....refuse to obey.

It's an awesome thing to fall into the hands of God.

Father please help me to have that heart that will be totally , unquestionably, trustingly committed to whatever You desire for me to be and to do. Drive any thought of embarrassement or inabililty to accomplish from my mind and replace it with the strongest gratitude and unswerving confidence in Your power to accomplish the work You begin. Forgive my pride when I want to protect what I think of as my "image" and cause me to find my strength and joy in nothing else but being a willing vessel for Your kingdom. My heart truly desires this, however my flesh trembles at the contemplation of what may be "just around the corner."

That hymn , that I'm not certain of all the words, but goes something like..."Encamped along the hills of night, Ye Christian soldiers rise, and bear the battle ere the night etc.....Faith is the victory,Faith is the Victory...oh glorious Victory that overcomes the world. Father, You've give each of us a measure of faith....now in these day....I'm asking for TONS. We are the light of the world....don't hide it under a bushel....we are the salt of the world......There's a job to do, a fight to fight, a faith to share.....may we all , like Ezekiel, be pliable in the potter's Hands and do like we tell our children so many times as they are growing up....JUST DO IT!