I’m Diving In

Growing up there was a song by Steven Curtis Chapman called Dive. And the lyrics to this song especially the chorus were super catchy. But the lyrics went:

...it’s time to take the leap of faith so here I go

I’m diving in, I’m going deep in over my head I want to be

Caught in the rush, lost in the flow. In over my head, I want to go

And I got to thinking about this song, and what it means. I especially this year have done a lot of reflecting about how deep I am in my own faith. One of my goals this year was to pray boldly. Like I mentioned in my last post about talking to God, what would I say to Him if I had God’s phone number. Well, just some thoughts I wanted to share with you all, and I hope it lets you reflect on it just as much as it did for me.

Being bold and not being someone to shy away from something can be tough. Not being all in can be just as toxic as not being in at all! I know for me and my faith, there have been times where I had “Lukewarm” or “kiddie pool” faith. In my heart, I felt like I was in, but I was keeping God at arm’s length. I felt like I could do things on my own, and that I would let God in only when I needed it. But here’s the problem, God does not just want to do little things in your life. I know for a fact because in my own life God did not want to show me the little things He could do, rather the big things He KNOWS I can do.

If I can stay in my song analogy here for a minute, let’s look at another very popular worship song we all sing and create little reminders for ourselves. Oceans by Hillsong United is another song that has some very powerful lyrics and a message about how to live our faith. The lyrics:

Take me deeper than my feet could ever wander

And my faith will be made stronger

In the presence of my Savior

This song right here is another one, it’s a little slower than the Steven Curtis Chapman song, but it reminds us to “get deep” “go deeper” “dive in”. The imagery of both songs is to be so deep, so over our head, beyond anywhere, we could have gone ourselves. That is when our faith is tested. That is when our faith is grown so much beyond the little things God does in our life.

My prayers recently I will be honest, have been for God to do something in my life that is life-changing. To help me with the path and the things coming in my life, but also to do things in my life that are life-changing. I do not want my faith to be just about the little things. I want God in all of it. I want to know that God is not at arm’s length, but is embracing all the parts of my life. If I can make it even simpler, I want to drop anchor in the deepest parts of my life and watch God go to work in me.

I will say, there have been times this year when I pray that prayer has scared me. That I wonder what God is going to do with my life when I pray boldly. But I also remind myself that if I want transformation in my life, if I want to see amazing things happen within my life and with those around me. I can’t just keep thinking about the surface-level things but go deeper.

What is it in your life you want to “dive in” with?

Do you feel like there are parts of your life you are swimming in the “kiddie pool”?

How can this week be a time you start thinking about making that change?

My challenge to you and even back at myself this week is to go deep. To continue looking into your life and find things to pray about, to talk about. God in your life wants us to be so trusting, that when we feel like we are so “over our heads” - He can remind us He is right there. So drop some anchor in your life, and watch to see what He can do.