The Adventure of, well, Adventure...

"MEN WANTED FOR HAZARDOUS JOURNEY. SMALL WAGES, BITTER COLD, LONG MONTHS OF COMPLETE DARKNESS, CONSTANT DANGER, SAFE RETURN DOUBTFUL. HONOR AND RECOGNITION IN CASE OF SUCCESS."

This was the ad placed in British newspapers by Ernest Shackleton when he was trying to recruit men to come with him on his Antarctic journeys in the early parts of the 20th century. I guess like 5000 guys responded to it and showed up for the adventure. He couldn't take that many, but that outpouring attests to the fact that people want adventure. Both guys and girls - man, we just want the adventure of, well, adventure.

How much more fun is life when there is a challenge, an adventure, a story? I really believe that God made it that way for us. He instituted this sub-conscious need and longing for adventure. He created situations in order for us to be challenged and stretched. He gave us this world in order for us to explore and discover. He gives us strength and courage for the battles and adventures that we face. What a God! What a life!

But, is it always like that? I think that the biggest adventures some of us have is in traffic on the way to work ("Did you see that guy cut me off? That was so crazy!"). Or the 'adventure' that we have at Wal-Mart ("That checkout line was SO long!"). Or maybe some of us have some wild times at work ("Yahh, I only had 30 minutes for lunch today instead of an hour. Can you believe that?"). It's like we read all these stories and see all these movies about adventure, but, I mean, where is it? Can we still find adventure in our lives today?

(Dramatic Pause) YES!

Yes, I really believe we can. With all my heart.

I still believe there is adventure out there to be had.
There are mighty deeds to be done.
There are stories yet to be told - they are just waiting for someone to do something.

Adventure can be found in so many different things.
It can be experienced in so many different ways.
It can be lived out every single day.

It's the adventure of, well, adventure. How are you going to do it? What is going to be your adventure? What is going to be my adventure? What kind of good stories will we tell? What mighty deeds will we attempt and accomplish?

I don't know... but let's find out, eh?

Eh.