Delusional for Christ

I consider myself a bit delusional at times. I don’t come off as very delusional, but I very much am. I think it’s best to refer to my acts of delusion as faithfulness. See, when God gives me a word, I run with it. Does the word always seem logical? Not usually. But I know the God that I serve.

We’re called to believe God for the impossible because we know that with Him and through Him all things are possible. I think it’s safe to say that most times, it’s not our belief in God’s ability to call things that are not as though they were (Romans 4:17). It’s our ability to wait on God to call those things into being.

Time and time again, God has shown us through His word that time does not diminish His promises to those He loves. In fact, we serve a God who operates outside of time. It is in the waiting for God’s promises to manifest that we often begin to feel a bit delusional.

The thing is—while we call it delusion, God calls it steadfastness. Even when our reality is far from our God-given promises or all that we’re believing Him for, we still choose, at times, to tap into what looks like delusion.

We’re called to have just that much faith in God—a childlike faith, a faith that isn’t always logical. So don’t be afraid to dream big when God is on your side, and don’t be afraid to believe in the illogical if God has promised you just that. Your faith can move mountains. Your faith opens doors.

When I began my journey with Christ, I asked God to build within me a faith like no other, and the first thing He required of me was to increase my expectations of Him. I’ve always been pretty calm, cool, and collected. I’ve never been quick to anger, and it takes a whole lot to truly disappoint me.

Here’s my secret:

I have little to no expectations of most people. So when someone fails to meet my expectations, it doesn’t really affect me.

Though this method kept me safe from being hurt for a time, I couldn’t take this into my relationship with Christ. I had been doing this for so long that I hadn’t even noticed it until God told me that in order to have an unshakable faith, I couldn’t treat Him like I treat humans.

See, in order to fully trust Him, I’d have to learn to lean on Him. And to lean on Him, I’d have to increase my expectations of what He could do throughout my life.

As I began this new walk of faith, I learned to walk and talk like it’s already done. And ladies and gentlemen—that’s when the delusion began to creep in. My faith in God became so strong that I began to move like I knew God could never disappoint me, because He literally can’t.

I walked away, I walked toward, and I resisted, all because I believed then and believe now that if I move according to God’s will for my life, all things will work together for my good.

I’ve always been very imaginative, but now—even more so. I see the promises of God coming into fruition because of our faith. When God says yes, I’m like, “I don’t know how, God, but Your will be done.”

Today, when in doubt, say these words to God:

“Your will be done.”

Let’s call it delusional for Christ. It’s safe to have high expectations of God. It’s safe to dream big. The world may disappoint you, but God never will.

Scripture to reflect on:

Mathew 18:3

3) And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

Mathew 19:26

26) Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

Romans 12:12

12) Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.

Romans 4:17

17) As it is written: “I have made you a father of many nations.”[a] He is our father in the sight of God, in whom he believed—the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being things that were not.