ROOTED RENEGADE

I came across this meme when I was working on this post and thought it was a rather good depiction on what I wanted this to convey for our every day lives, even the things we have been through. “Lost in the sauce” is such a popular term these days but it has a deeper meaning than what most popular artists rap about or people throw around in loose conversation.

Think about it for a few minutes. Really meditate on those four words aside from the funny meme in the picture. Have you ever been “lost in the sauce” of your life? Was there ever a time where you just felt like you were drowning and the only thing truly above water was your head from the chin up? You are definitely not alone if you have ever felt that way and I know I am not alone either. The sometimes overwhelming circumstances we tend to find ourselves in make us feel like we are in a sea of forgetfulness.

Many times throughout the Bible, God’s chosen men and women felt the very same way. In Genesis 11:30, Sarai was barren and felt as if God would never make good on His promise to give her a child. She complained and had the ‘whoa is me’ mentality and even went so far as to take matters in to her own hands because like so many of us, she felt as though she could no longer wait on a sovereign God. Little did she know at the time, God would turn it all around and make good on His promises!! God never fails us, no matter how much “sauce” we seem to be drowning in!

Oh and who could forget the prodigal son in Luke 15:11-32! One of the treasures that every preacher loves to talk about to steer home the wayward children! Taking the inheritance and squandering it all only to find himself eating and sleeping with pigs because he too was filled with pride! Again, drowning in some “sauce” that was just too great for him to bear alone. So he returns home to his father who accepts him with open arms. No questions asked.

In the Gospel of John 8, the Pharisees brought a women to Jesus who had been caught in the act of being sexually immoral with a married man. They wanted her stoned to death. Now mind you, she committed a grave sin and the punishment was accurate for their time. She was also “lost” and wayward and as many of us, had made a terrible mistake in her life (as did the man). However, if you read this story, notice what Jesus did. The infamous Bible verse many quote, but I feel many miss the meaning behind it, as I do sometimes in my own life. Verse 7 Jesus thought for a moment and then replied, “He that is without sin among you, let him cast the first stone at her.” Jesus spared her life because there was no one among them that was not “lost in some sauce” of their own.

We all fall short. We all sin. We all get lost along the way in life. If we didn’t we would not need Christ. We would not need atonement. We would not have needed Christ to die on the cross for us. Period. Of course there are many other stories in the Bible that show the same kind of redemption and salvation. Just as there are among people we all know. I have a redemptive thread running through my own life where Christ came in and stopped me dead in my tracks and rerouted the course of my entire life. Do I feel like I am drowning in my own “sauce” sometimes? Sure! It’s life. However, that is when I know I have to reposition and re-posture myself so I get back in the right alignment with Christ so I can stop feeling that way. If not then I will stay light the dog in the meme above. Don’t get me wrong either, it takes lots of practice and prayer. Without Christ I am nothing because I rely on Him for His strength, guidance, will, support, and everything I am today is because HE ALONE SAVED ME! NOT ANYONE OR ANYTHING ELSE!

IN CHRIST ALONE MY HOPE IS FOUND! IN CHRIST ALONE I WAS SAVED!

Let’s stop getting “lost in the sauce” and start finding our way to a new posture and position! Stay UNCOMMON!

Day 22 “Off the Grid”!