“Crisis creates chaos that calls for clarity.” This is a phrase that came to me as I’ve been preparing for a second message in the “Live Simply” series – “Live Simply: Face the Truth” – we are sharing at FBC Columbus, IN.
Consider how often you’ve seen this to be true, either in your own life or the life of someone you love: When faced with a crisis, whether of our own making or by an unfortunate fate, we often react by taking steps to simplify our living. Perhaps a grave health diagnosis is received, causing us to simplify life to its very basics: a focus on our physical health, family, friends and faith. Or, maybe the crisis is more of a relational nature – a marriage that fails or the unexpected loss of a job. Again, in those instances, we commonly react by drawing back into a more simple expression of living. Crisis creates chaos that calls for clarity.
In Mark 4:35-41 we find Jesus sleeping in the back of the boat after keeping a grueling schedule surrounded by multitudes of needy people. Continue reading
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