Increasingly I'm aware that I desire and seek out adventure. This may be old news to some people, but I'm astounded how I have a naturally tendency to take the challenging road and not the easy one. This is obvious when I'm riding and evident in the fact I'm looking forward to the Karapoti.co.nz race this Saturday. It is going to be 50km of both lung crushing climbs (which I'll most likely be walking) and epic, wind licking your ears down hills as you pedal in top cog!
I haven't read the book, but came across a quote from the Jon Ortberg book, The Me I Want to Be (find out more at the Zondervan site). The section seems to sum me up well:
God has wired us so that our bodies, minds, and spirits require challenge, and we flourish especially when we face challenges for a cause greater than ourselves. We experience the flow of the Spirit most deeply when we focus on challenges that enrich the community and when we cease to be preoccupied with our own advancement.
Life is not about comfort. It is about saying, "God, give me another mountain." It might be a story that gets told - or it might not. No one may know about your story but you and God. It doesn't matter.
Living the adventure God planned, becoming the person God created you to be, is not one pursuit among many. It is why you were born. It is worth wanting above all else.
Sums me up well ... how about you?
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