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Live Your Christian Life At The
"Edge of The Envelope"
Every Christian has been strategically placed in their calling to
make an impact for the gospel and that the primary equipping ground
for the work of the ministry is the local church (Eph 4:11). While
evangelistic crusades, church revivals, and missions rallies
certainly have their good effect, we believe that far above those
events, the most important things that a Christian can do to spread
the Word of Christ are found at work and at home. A believer should
consider diligence in their profession as high a priority as
witnessing. It is witnessing. Puritan Thomas Fuller says that what a
person says puts the nails into the board of a persons mind...what
they do drive them deep. We couldn't agree more.
Here
are three keys to living your Christian life at the "edge of the
envelope":
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Trust Your Instruments -- In the
highly-demanding cockpit of a fighter jet, a pilot who only
trusts in his own instincts soon find himself in a very bad (or
even deadly) situation. From early on, pilots are taught to
trust their instruments, those very precise indicators of the
aircraft’s position, speed, and altitude. As believers, we are
called to lay out faith in God’s primary instrument for our
lives – His written Word. Only with a thorough understanding of
both the words and the meaning of Scripture will a believer find
victory in his spiritual “dogfight.”
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Obey Your Controller – Pilots learn very
quickly that they must obey their air traffic controller, the
one with the “big picture”. To ignore a controller’s
instructions can mean anything from an earful to certain death.
Pilots obey their controllers immediately and without
questioning – those are the rules. Much like an air traffic
controller, God has the “big picture.” He has not left us alone
in this life to wander from place to place without any guidance.
God’s instructions can be found on every page of the Bible – but
are best summarized in the Ten Commandments. Jesus went so far
as to say that loving him meant obeying him.
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Fly In Formation – Fighter pilots fly in
formation because it is safer and more lethal than flying alone.
To defeat one’s opponent in the air takes a coordinated effort
and a strong supporting cast. Despite Hollywood’s glamorous
portrayal of the “army of one” (Rambo and Die Hard come to mind)
no real warrior one goes into combat alone. He’d be defeated in
the first few moments of battle. As believers, God has
abundantly provided us with a host of spiritual wingmen. These
fellow-warriors meet together with you at your local church and
at your dinner table. They provide training, mentoring,
accountability, and encouragement. Failure to fly in formation
as a believer will mean just that…failure.
We’d
like to be your wingmen as you seek to live your Christian life at
the “edge of the envelope.” So, please don’t hesitate to let us know
how we can help.
Semper Fi,
Ed
Rush
Marine Fighter Pilot
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