over it and into God

Monday August 11th, 1 Kings 19: 14 He replied, "I have been very zealous for the LORD God Almighty. The Israelites have rejected your covenant, broken down your altars, and put your prophets to death with the sword. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me too." 15 The LORD said to him, "Go back the way you came, and go to the Desert of Damascus. No matter how much the world seems to hate us, God always sends us back out into it. Walking in the ways of God are not walking on the mountain tops. Walking in the ways of the Lord are not religious highs any more than they are drug highs. Having Jesus is not the latest designer drug, it is work, and the work is out there in the world where we often came from. Back to our roots, because who knows them better than we do. God knows the danger. God will be with you. That does not mean you are invincible like some superhero come to save God’s reputation. Instead, God is more interested in saving the lives of those God has created and called good. They might not be people you like, get over it and get into God.