Hesitation

"Every hitch in obedience is God beckoning us to deeper waters." - Matt Chandler

We hesitate in obeying. We consider whether we want to or not. Does that moment we question what God has asked us to do (that hitch in obedience) show our lack of faith? Do we delay because like children we are strong-willed and want to do things our way? Does it show the immaturity of my heart?

We have two choices when we hesitate in following God. We can dig deeper and see why we don't trust. Find the root of our disobedience. It may require us to repent, confess and hopefully mature. The other option is to deceive ourselves. We convince ourselves that our disobedience is okay. We convince ourselves that God wasn't really calling us to do that hard task. We don't need to have that tough conversation, confront the problem, radically change our lives, have compassion on that person, or love that person we have trouble even liking. We hesitate in obeying because we want to stay where we are comfortable.

What would your life look like if you completely trusted God's call? What if I eliminated that hitch in my obedience? Where are you hesitating? Are you going to dig deeper? Let's take that hard look at our lives. Let's remove the rose colored glass we use to look at our obedience. Do we need to repent? Do we need to confess to someone? We see the problem, what are we going to do about it?