Why are we all chicken livered, cowards, and morons (that is an inviting title). Of course not everyone is but lets say 90%. This conclusion came to me the other day at a worship session. Benny, a musical genius and world traveler, hit me with this truth: the safest place on the planet is with Jesus. Some of you right now in the comfort of your western homes are saying "duh" but I think we have not fully grasped (I know i haven't) the magnitude of this statement. This should blow our minds since what Jesus taught was that we will suffer because of him. Some sayings that really make me feel safe are: "I am sending you out like sheep among wolves" (Mathew 10:16). Or “Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rebel against their parents and have them put to death.  You will be hated by everyone because of me, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved (Mathew 10:21-22). Or maybe it is the fact that eleven out of the twelve disciples died brutally because of following Jesus. Good old John (the one that died naturally) he was only boiled in oil then exiled (that doesn't sound so bad...). All this makes me feel like following Jesus is being wrapped in a warm blanket with a cup of tea sitting by the fire... NOT. Jesus never promises safety, what then is Benny smoking. Then it hit me "Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell." (Matthew 10:28). AHHHHHHHHHHHHH God is to big for me, to powerful for me. How can I be on His side so that He doesn't crush my fragile wimpy being? The answer is I can't be on His side... I blew it... I ran from HIM, was scared of Him, and worst of all, I ignored HIM. I am DOOMED!!! Before you all cheer because this will be my last post before God smoshes my slimy deceitful soul. He hasn't smoshed me and he wont because apparently He loves me and while I was useless He died for this slimy mess that is me. He has paid my debt. Maybe Benny was thinking about more than just his body, maybe he had eternity in mind. So why do I spend so much time and money on safety now? Well like I said, I am a chicken livered coward, and a moron. The reason I am one is I don't think about eternity, what I think about is trying to be safe now. I want an alarm system, I want a safe car, I want to live in a safe neighborhood, I want safe friends, and I want a safe God. The fact is though the safest place is with Jesus and he doesn't dig our kind of safety. A question I have to asked myself is how am I going to raise my child? (yes we are pregnant. SURPRISE!) Am I going to fully invest in my child's safety here on earth or am I more concerned with the child's eternal safety? Lets make this clear, I CAN'T HAVE BOTH AND NEITHER CAN YOU. When push comes to shove Jesus asks us to give up our human safety for his eternal safety. "For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it." (Mathew 16:25). I think Jesus means what he says (strange huh). So are you going to invest in a new security system or in the presence and person of Jesus. It is your choice but my family will follow Benny. WE WANT JESUS!!!