Becoming a Dangerous Christian

There are several different meanings of danger.  There is danger in the sense of physical harm.  When someone says he or she is a dangerous person.  Or stay away from them they may be dangerous.  Then, there is a different kind of danger.  There is the danger of athlete imposes to other teams. Michael Jordan, he’s dangerous.  Peyton Manning, Lebron James they’re dangerous. Sam Walton and his Super Walmarts are dangerous.  Warren Buffet and Bill Gates are extremely dangerous businessmen.  They’re dangerous because they take risks, major risks. They believe with every fiber of there being that whatever they do it will be successful.  They believe in themselves and they believe in the products in which they are selling.  And no one can convince them otherwise.

But does it mean to become a dangerous Christian?  A dangerous Christ follower?  Does it mean you have to pray more?  Does it mean u have to fast often? Does it mean you have to read your bible 2 or 3 hours a day?  What does it mean to “become a dangerous Christian?”

Not to long ago, I was reading an article about the elite Special Forces group known as the “Navy Seals”.  It is widely known that they are the best of the best.  The Seals never back down to anyone.  They never say no to any mission because there is no mission they feel is to tough for them or that they can not be victorious in.  And they never, ever under any circumstance will they compromise their beliefs or leave a man behind on the battlefield.   They say that the number one goal of the Navy Seal Drill Instructors during training is to break you completely down so that nothing remains in you.  They don’t want your ideas, your opinions, your dreams, your goals, your attitudes, they don’t want anything you have to offer. They want to completely annihilate you.  If those who were recruited cannot hang through the process they are welcomed at any point to ring the bell to signify they are quitting.  It is said that Drill Instructors do their best to encourage the recruits to quit, to ring the bell, to walk away, to leave but they do this simply because they only want those that are willing to give everything they have to this small group of warriors.  They want those who are so sold out that they would be willing to die for this cause.

They say the main purpose for breaking these recruits is because once they’re broken, they can put them back together the way they feel will be best for the Seals.  They want to put their ideas in you, their goals, their dreams, their beliefs, their work ethics, and their mindset.  They want you to become the most dangerous solgier you can for this small elite group of fearless warriors.  They do this because the success of the mission depends solely on the dedication of the soldiers who are involved.

This time magazine reporter who had conducted this interview asked one of the Seals; do you guys care that you never get credit?  No we like it that way.  All we care about is winning.  Wow!  What an absolutely incredible attitude.  We don’t want credit we just want to win!

Matt 22:14

14 “For many are called, but few are chosen.”

As I thought about this story and what seals go through during boot camp/ training, I couldn’t help but think of how similar it is when we come to Jesus. The bible says that He takes us and He breaks us and He takes all the old junk that we used to carry around and then He then puts us back together and fills us with His life, His Holy Spirit, His love, His dreams, His goals, His desires, and then He turns us loose and feeds us to a sea of humanity that’s in need of the Gospel!  The question I ask you today is will you take part in this mission or will you quit and ring the bell when it gets tough and almost unbearable?  Will you stay with it, will you persevere, when others around you are dropping out of the race and screaming for you to do the same, will you listen to them or will you listen to that still small voice inside your heart that says “My yoke is easy and my burden is light”.  His grace is sufficient for any task or mission that stands in your way.  He says to us all, keep going, don’t quit; the world needs the message that’s alive in your heart!

Matt. 16:24-25

“If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. ²⁵For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.

Can’t you hear Jesus beckoning you to “GO!”  Listen to His holy calling and embrace the mission He has given to all of us to rescue lost souls from an eternal pit of despair, loneliness, brokenness, hurt, confusion etc…Let’s go for it and by faith let’s go change the world!