Go Ahead– Burn Your Bridge on This One

I’m expecting the phone to ring any minute. It will be a conference call and a fairly important one. There will be three of us on the line and one subject on our minds. We’ll all be testing the waters, in our own ways, to determine if our partnership would be a good fit, and if we should work together on a looming project. Forgive me if I sound vague. This is one of those things a girl needs to keep close to her chest until the deal is done, or not done. And there’s the rub, the phone call could lead to some very good news or the trial balloon could pop just as quickly as it was inflated. Time will tell. And, of course, I will, too. Eventually.

I’ve had this type of phone conversation/interview/blind date before so I know what to expect. I imagine everyone will be very polite, but no one will commit to anything and no one will show their full hand. It’s the way a lot of business relationships work, and I suppose that’s best. On the other hand, I can tell you with full confidence where that attitude will not work and this would be experience talking, too.

No one discovers intimate, life-changing friendship with God by testing the waters without fully committing. You won’t know the fullness of a life lived in Christ unless you’re all in. God isn’t a blind date with each of you checking the other out. The world may teach us not to burn our bridges, but I’ve found that as far as answering God’s holy call, burning the bridge behind my commitments is the only way to roll. (FYI ladies, think of it as throwing away your fat pants!)

Go all in, folks. You’ll never regret it. I’ve got more to say about burning bridges, but we’ll save it for next week. I think I hear the phone!

Hugs,
Shellie