Open Hands: Making the Adjustments God Requires

What does it really mean to call Jesus Lord? That question sits at the heart of this powerful exploration of Reality Number Six in the Seven Realities of Experiencing God. We often want a faith that fits neatly into the life we have already built, a faith that blesses our plans, affirms our schedules, and leaves our comfort zones untouched. But the message here confronts that assumption head-on. Drawing from the call of Abraham in Genesis 12, where God asked him to leave everything familiar without even telling him the destination, we are reminded that genuine faith is not confidence in the details, it is confidence in the One who is leading. The same God who called Abraham is calling us, and His invitation always requires adjustment. Not a minor tweak here or there, but a reorientation of our entire lives around Him. Just as our solar system would collapse if the planets tried to make the sun revolve around them, our lives fall into disorder when we place ourselves at the center and ask God to orbit our desires. The invitation this message extends is both challenging and freeing: open our hands, release what we are gripping so tightly, and trust that what God gives in return is far greater than what He asks us to surrender.