Don't Look Down - Consumed 2 (Fear)

This Sunday in the morning service we'll be talking about our fears. The Bible has a lot to say about fear. This should connect very well with what we talked about on Father's Day when we looked at what is at the heart of someone who is "Consumed by Work".

(A link to the last Sunday's message will be made available soon if you missed and would like to get caught up.)

As a way of leading into this message "Consumed by Fear" I thought we could have a little fun sharing some of the things we sometimes find ourselves afraid of. And in the spirit of fairness I'll go first...

I am afraid of heights, which is ironic considering that I also enjoy a good roller coaster. Once I am more than a few steps up on a ladder the nerves begin. I'm not exactly sure that its a fear of heights or even a fear of falling, it's more the idea of the sudden stop at the end of the fall. regardless, I am afraid of heights. While I will tolerate the occasional ladder and need to be off the ground but I breath much easier once I'm back on solid ground.

So what's your story???

Consumed

Definition: To do away with completely  or to engage fully

What is it that consumes your day, your time or your attention? Is it your work, family, friends, bills? Is it one things that seems to completely do away with your day and you wonder where it all went? Has something so engaged you that its all you think about? A new video game. A new relationship. The latest gossip. Who's getting kicked off this week on whatever show. (Admit it we all watch at least one of those). Perhaps what consumes you or your time isn't nearly as tangible as all that like fear, guilt, anger, worry, or bitterness.

I am easily sucked into the newest video game or phone app. I just have to pass one more level before I stop. I can also find myself consumed with trying to figure out where I'm headed and where I'll be in the coming years. There are many things and thoughts that if I am not careful will quite litterally consume me. It is good to remember sometimes what allowing myself to be consumed might lead to and what in the end "should" (there's that word should again) consume me. Deuteronomy 4:24 reminds us that God is an all consuming fire. If we are to be consumed by anything let it be our relationship with Him.

Is there anything that consumes you???