"Lukewarm people do not live by faith; their lives are structured so they never have to. They don't have to trust God if something unexpected happens - they have their savings account. They don't need God to help them - they have their retirement plan in place. They don't genuinely seek out what life God would have them live - they have life figured and mapped out. They don't depend on God on a daily basis - their refrigerators are full and, for the most part, they are in good health. The truth is, their lives wouldn't look much different if they suddenly stopped believing in God." Francis Chan, Crazy Love
It's not that savings accounts or retirement plans or even "life goals" are bad - it's that sometimes we start putting our confidence and security in those things instead of in God. I stand guilty on that count, for sure. Although I know (and have experienced) how amazingly faithful God is...let's be honest. Sometimes it's just a whole lot easier and less painful to not walk by faith.
But...dependence is always worth it.
(I'm preaching to myself more than to you. :))
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