Happy Thursday everyone! You know what that means… good TV shows tonight and one more day until Friday. I did a guest post for my new bestiegirl Lauren over at Salt + Light. She’s my new fav friend and we hold it down in the PNW together trying to talk about faith in a non-douchy way. I like her mucho and kinda wish we lived on the same street so I could share my love of dairy products with someone besides Roy.
I figured I’d post it here too because in full disclosure, I don’t know what else to write about today.
** Note, I know dudes totally need rescuing and the damsel analogy goes for you too 2 dude readers…
Damsel in Stress
My son and I read “The Storybook Bible” each day and a common theme keeps emerging through the author’s words. She continues to point out that God sent a Rescuer to His people because we needed rescuing. I’ve said the words a million times, “Lord come rescue me from this situation…. or that person…. or this silence…. or my constant need for Willy Wonka products” , you get the idea. We are calling out constantly, yes? Don’t get pissed when I ask this but, do we make ourselves available for rescue or are we just waving the flag without looking for the rescue plane? Are we dying of thirst without noticing the giant jug of water God placed next to us? I have asked myself this question this week: Am I a damsel in distress or just a damsel in stress?
Lets think about the classic damsels in distress shall we? We have Sleeping Beauty, Rapunzel, Snow White, Cinderella, Lindsey Lohan… well, skip that last one. All those those ladies desperately wanted to be rescued. It was all they thought about and their life depended on it. They made themselves available for rescue. In fact, most of them had the entire community knowing that they needed rescuing. How humbling, how refreshing, and what a kick in the ass. Why do we cry out through our fears to be rescued but then strut through the streets in our pretty cardigan clutching out monogrammed Bible Purse and pretend as though we are just fine and dandy? Why in the world would we not embrace our need to be rescued and show the world, “YES, send my Rescuer… my life depends on it.”
“If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness”
– 2 Corinthians 11:30
“My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”
– 2 Corinthians 12:9
He desires to save us, in fact, that was His Plan… He made that kinda obvious through the whole sending His own Son to save us thing. He will be made known through our weaknesses if we are willing to be weak.
If we want to be rescued, we must open ourselves up to the way God wants to rescue us. Perhaps He wants to rescue us through silence. Perhaps He wants to rescue us through a diverted path. Perhaps He wants to rescue us by stripping us of the things we have grasped onto for stability. Whatever it is, if we truly, I mean truly want to be rescued, let us take a beat to listen to our Rescuer’s game plan. Lets stop stressing and start listening. Lets put out LOST flyers saying, “Woman needing rescued: answers to Martha.” Plus, I’m guessing His rescue is better than any glass slipper or prince or fairy godmother; I’m willing to bet my life on it.
