One of the things I enjoy most about the summer is the chance to pull back just a bit and ask the really big questions.  Questions about what God is calling me to do with my life.  Questions about where He’s leading The Gathering.  Questions about what kind of culture we’re creating on the university campuses on DC.  If I’m 100% honest (which is probably a pretty good idea!), it’s an alternately exhilarating and painful process.  It’s filled with moments where God shares a glimpse of what His church should look like; usually followed by moments where I realize how far short of that I fall.  But for all the highs and lows, I wouldn’t trade it for anything.

We all need times to pull back, take a deep breath and ask ourselves if we like the overall trajectory of our lives.  I really would encourage you to spend some time this weekend asking yourself those questions.  Don’t settle for cheap, quick answers, either.  Let the Lord stir things in you, even if they are uncomfortable.  That tension may very well be the Holy Spirit molding you just a bit more into the image and likeness of Jesus.

Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.

- Psalm 139:23

To me, that’s one of the most powerfully frightening passages in the whole Bible.  Maybe it’s so frightening because we all know that if we pray it, the Lord will answer.  Don’t let that stop you – let it push you forward.