Well, Rush Me to the Burn Unit

"Have you been called to go out on a limb for God? You can bet it won't be easy. Limb-climbing has never been easy. Ask Joseph. Or, better yet, ask Jesus. He knows better than anyone the cost of hanging on a tree" (Max Lucado, In the Manger).

OUCH!!!!!!!

That one hurt.

Sometimes I don't want to go out on the limb for God because I'm afraid. I'm afraid of the same things over and over again. So I complain. About the same things. Over and over again.

But why should I complain or refuse to do something God has asked me to do when it's nothing like what He asked Jesus to do? Jesus, who knows exactly what it costs to go out on a limb for God.

Ouch.

So, what do I have to complain about when God doesn't ask me to do anything He hasn't already done Himself?
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Remember, even Jesus cried out to God, but He still did what God asked of Him.

"And at three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, 'Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?' (which means 'My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?')" (Mark 15:34).