Disturb Me

A couple of weeks ago, we went to the Catalyst Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. It was one of the best experiences ever. The environment, music, speakers, everything was amazing. I am so grateful I had the opportunity to go.

One of the speakers was Craig Groeschel; it was the first time I have heard him speak, and it was great. What he said has been replaying in my head over and over. His prayer was “Disturb Us Lord.” To let us not be complacent with where we are in life, and let us not forget where we are going and what we are here for. In my ministry, home life, walk with God, family, relationships with others, I pray that God disturbs me so that I am continually challenged and always looking to make it better. That I am constantly dreaming; dreams that other people might think are crazy or impossible. That I am going for things that scare me so much, and dreams that I know I cannot do alone, so that I have to rely on God to get me through it.

He ended with a prayer from Sir Francis Drake that sums it up:

 

Disturb us, Lord, when We are too well pleased with ourselves,
When our dreams have come true
Because we have dreamed too little,
When we arrived safely
Because we sailed too close to the shore.

 

Disturb us, Lord, when
With the abundance of things we possess
We have lost our thirst
For the waters of life;
Having fallen in love with life,
We have ceased to dream of eternity
And in our efforts to build a new earth,
We have allowed our vision
Of the new Heaven to dim.

Disturb us, Lord, to dare more boldly,
To venture on wider seas
Where storms will show your mastery;
Where losing sight of land,
We shall find the stars.
We ask You to push back
The horizons of our hopes;
And to push into the future
In strength, courage, hope, and love.