“Those
who cling to worthless idols forfeit the grace that could be theirs.” (Jonah 2:8) God keeps
trying to give us grace, but we refuse to let go of our worthless idols—our own plans and agendas. So, just like with
Jonah, God has to take extreme measures to open us up to the grace he is trying
to give us.
Oftentimes,
this comes through disruption. He hurls
us into the deep, a place of dependence and desperation, trying to pry open or
tightly clenched fists from our own places of comfort and familiarity. Sadly, even then we still try to cling to our
worthless idols of strength and self-sufficiency, until finally we arrive at a
place of total surrender.
So
maybe we should embrace the disruption instead of fighting it. Maybe we should open our hands and our hearts
and receive the grace God is trying to give us.
When we walk with Jesus, disruption is often an invitation. In the words of Albert E. Day, “For into the
vacuum created by the destruction of human pride and self-sufficiency, pours
the fullness of God.” How can we be full
of God when we are so full of ourselves?
