Evotional.com - Mark Batterson

Last fall I said something in a message I haven't forgotten. Yes, even preachers forget what they preach :) I said that God loves to play chicken with us. He often tests us to see if we're going to believe him against all odds. The Israelites chickened out when they saw the giants in the promise land. David didn't chicken out when he faced the giant Goliath. Peter didn't chicken out when he got out of the boat and then he did chicken out when he looked at the waves. I think spiritual breakthroughs are usually proceeded by a game of chicken. If we chicken out we miss out and wander in the wilderness. All of that is to say this: I've been really convicted in the last week not to chicken out. There were a couple instances last week where I was tempted not to pray specific prayers for something because I was afraid they might not get answered. But I didn't chicken out. And God answered them. The coffeehouse project has been stalled for several weeks because we couldn't pour our last footing because of water. I felt prompted to pray Friday so we called the team together and prayed. And God answered our prayer! Even the superintendent acknowledged that it was our prayers that made the difference! I think too often we don't pray because we're afraid of God not answering. I'm getting over that. I don't want to chicken out anymore!

I think most of the good stuff that happens in our lives is because we didn't chicken out.