Bad Influence

They told me what God said that I should not do.

They told me of a thousand commandments.

They told me of order, love, discipline, faith, Heaven and hell.

I learned obedience and servanthood, sacrifice and spiritual warfare, of Church, hymns, Lordship, and devotion.

But no one told me of this wild, intoxicating friendship with this dangerous Person.

No one told me that He is the great Adventure.

No one told me He would be a bad influence on me.

He dares me to do the illogical and the irresponsible.

He challenges me to the high trapeze with Him, no net.

He urges me to ignore danger, laugh in the face of death, discard security, live for the moment, and be a thrill seeker.

These bruises and scars are from our escapades together.

I’m in trouble right now because He talked me into another one of His off-the-wall ideas.

Sometimes my God is hard to figure. I never know what He’ll come up with next.

But oh, how He fires my heart!

How He challenges my thinking, stretches my soul, and speaks to me of impossible imaginings.

He is definitely addictive and life without Him would quickly lead to death by boredom.

What’s next for us? I have no idea. I only know He is on the move again. I hope my heart can take it, I hope I can keep up.

And I hope my Friend always includes me.

“What? God, You want to what?

“Count me in.”