Missing Out

In Genesis 19 we keep reading about Lot’s harrowing escape from the evil city in which he and his family lived…

The angels have now grabbed him and told him to flee to the mountains, and Lot haggles with them…again.

He does thank them for sparing his life, but wants to run to a small town instead of to the mountains where they were told to go.  Fear gripped Lot’s heart, and he fled to the town of Zoar (which means small and insignificant). 

Again, God spared this small town because of Lot.

Aren’ t you just about ready to slap this man?  Obviously, if God said run to the mountain, that meant that atop the mountain would be safety.  But because of fear, Lot asked to obtain his safety in a small town instead.

I think Lot missed out on a lot of mountaintop experiences because he settled for the small stuff.

Have you done that?  I have.  Fear has held me back many times from just trusting God’s lead and going where he says go.  And yet in his mercy, I still remain safe and unharmed…but possibly unchallenged and missing out on so much more…

It’s something to think about.