A thought by Michael Todd, from his book, Crazy Faith. (p. 12). The Crown Publishing Group. Kindle Edition. (Click on the book title to go to Amazon to buy the book.)
Michael continues, "I’m sure you’d agree that this world we live in is pretty out of whack, and for things to get right, we need miracles taking place far more often. If we really want crazy results, we’ve got to put in a crazy amount of faith—even if it’s hard. So I’ve got one question for you: How badly do you want it?"
He says, "Merriam-Webster defines crazy as 'not mentally sound: marked by thought or action that lacks reason.' In other words, if something is crazy, it makes zero sense. There’s no reasonable explanation why it should be happening. Some synonyms for crazy are insane, impractical, erratic, out of the ordinary, and unusual. You can probably think of someone you know who fits that description—and if you can’t…well, then, it might be you!
"I’m kidding. But for real, how many times have you called something crazy because it seemed impractical or unusual or out of your comfort zone? Can you think of someone who has become famous, popular, or respected for doing something the world considered crazy?
"You’re going to want to highlight this: I define Crazy Faith as 'having thoughts and actions that lack reason but trusting fully in what you cannot explicitly prove.' It reminds me of this old song that was made popular in 2006 by Gnarls Barkley—singer CeeLo Green and his producer, Danger Mouse—called 'Crazy.' The part that caught my attention at first was the chorus, but when I looked up the lyrics, something about the last verse stuck with me. It says, 'My heroes had the heart to lose their lives out on the limb, and all I remember is thinkin’ I wanna be like them.' That line always gets me thinking about the heroes we talk about every Sunday in church. The reason we’re still talking about them to this day is that somewhere along their journeys, they had faith to live (and sometimes lose!) their lives out on the limb. Even in the face of people who called them crazy, many of these biblical heroes believed so deeply in what God had called them to do that they became martyrs for the cause of Christ."
He goes on, "Think about someone you look up to or esteem highly. You celebrate that person because she dared to travel a road that most others haven’t. The sad truth about Crazy Faith is that most believers don’t live their lives out on the limb. They live safe, quiet lives and never get to see the full promise of God.
Later he says, "But maybe—just maybe—what seems crazy in one season will be counted as faith in another.
"It’s only crazy until it happens, and maybe the fact that you stick to your guns and stand firm in your faith will be the deciding factor in someone else’s heart and help him turn his eyes toward Jesus!
He then says, "God wants you to be His modern-day hero. He wants people to be able to look at the faith you have and model their own after it. The faith you have to start the business in the middle of an economic crisis, to believe for a healing that doctors deem impossible, to let go and move forward after a devastating heartbreak—your Crazy Faith is what He wants to use to make a miracle happen. He’s not looking for somebody to give Him all the reasons why it can’t happen. He’s looking for somebody to believe that if He says it, it will happen."
And maybe that somebody is you. There is so much that God wants to do through us, there really is. So, would you stop and really think about it? Yes, yes! #continuethought
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