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One of the hard things of leading is staying proactive. Keeping alert, keeping in tune with JC, keeping obedient to what He’s saying. Many of my friends say - “It gets easy to coast, easy to surf - so you have to stay diligent.”

They might be right for them but I think I struggle with the other. I think it is possible to outthink God. I’ve got a spiritual health decision to make concerning my Youth Coaches and for the first time in a long time, I am scared silly of making a boneheaded decision.

Is this what it means to walk in ‘grace’ of Christ? Struggling through decisions that are in the shadows of lifewalking - with no real black or white? There is no formula, there is no magic 8 ball. Just a slow, long walk in the same direction.

It’s akin to a conversation I have with people - mainly parents of teens - at least once a month. The topics bounce around - what movies/music/games/events/television should we NOT watch. Well, those are the shadow places I think. Places where I pray grace abounds much.

I have to admit that list making and blanket statements are a lot easier to say and live by - No R’s, no secular, no violence, no sex, no drinking. I envy the simplicity of it at times.

I’m just not convinced that position is being salt and light. I’m not convinced that it’s being good stewards of the minds we’ve been given. I’m not convinced that is what Jesus would have done.

[MAJOR RABBIT TRAIL WARNING]
By the way - wanna know my new favorite shirt/bumper sticker? WWJDD - What Would Johnny Damon Do. The offensiveness attracts me to it….

[OKAY - WE'RE BACK.]
I’m not convinced that my “freedom” is immaturity, but I am also not convinced that it is godly, either. I do desire to walk humbly with my God…even in the shadows.