Addicted to life

So I have been away for a day, sorry for not updating yestersday i told you it probably wouldn't be an everyday thing.

Recently i have been thinking about addictions, this is the definition: –noun- the state of being enslaved to a habit or practice or to something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming, as narcotics, to such an extent that its cessation causes severe trauma.

Here is the question that has been on my mind: Can you honestly say that if God called you now to do something could you do it without any hinderances?

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Can you honestly say that if God called you now to do something could you do it without any implications. That means that if God asked you to go to Africa could you do it?
now that seems easy or at least to those whom have missionary hearts. They very well would answer the call to sell their stuff and move to Africa. But what would you do if God told you not to go even though you had the heart for it? Or what if God asked you to just quit playing video games, no reason just quit. Would you?

This is really interesting to me because the disciples in the bible do exactly the opposite. The only thing they could know they were getting out of going with Jesus is His approval. They had no idea what was Jesus's plan and yet they followed without hesitation.
I think if i was a disciple and Jesus called me i could probably get past the no questions- just follow beginning but right around dinner i might start wondering about the details like how long will this thing go and where will we stay and eat tonight.
That strikes me odd because today we so easily come to God and we could make those huge decisions like give up all your belongings or move to Africa but what about the small details?
You see, I think what i am getting at is that none of us is totally unbonded to follow our calls and the main reason is because we don't look at the little things.
One thing we talked about at camp is that most of the time the big failures to sin in our lives isn't because it over took us but because we built up alot of little things that grew into a big thing. Basically that act of lying to your parents about being fired for stealing could be because you let small lies and stealing small things go since they were "no big deal".

So whats the fix?
First i don't think there ever is a full and easy fix to any problem but i think the answer lies somewhere in the statement by mother theresa made when she said" we do no big things just many small things in the eyes of the Lord"
After we have Christ all of our battles are potentially won and we are free- that means no longer enslaved. NOT even to addictions. That means you can't be held so why do you keep going back to that addiction.

But what does that mean?
I think in the end what we have to realize is that we are addicted- addicted to video games, to food, to sleep, to entertainment, to feeling good, to sin, to life.
But we don't have to be addicted. Infact if we let God take it we won't have anything in between us.
Don't get me wrong we will never be right "there" with God till we die and none of this is overnight but we should strive for being as near as we can.
And when that stuff starts clearing in your life you can really answer those calls- the ones most important to plant the real roots of the Christian life.

The cost of being a disciple sometimes is small but in the end adds up signifigantly