More Wisdom From Narnia

"Is he a man?" asked Lucy.
"Aslan a man!" said Mr. Beaver sternly. "Certainly not. I tell you he is the King of the wood and the son of the great Emperor-beyond-the-Sea. Don't you know who is the King of the Beasts? Aslan is a lion-the Lion, the great Lion."
"Ooh!" said Susan. "I'd thought he was a man. Is he - quite safe? I shall feel rather nervous about meeting a lion."
"That you will, dearie, and no mistake," said Mrs. Beaver; "If there's anyone who can appear before Aslan without their knees knocking together, they're either braver than most or else just silly."
"Than he isn't safe?" said Lucy.
"Safe?" said Mr. Beaver. "Don't you hear what Mrs. Beaver tells you? Who said anything about safe? 'Course he isn't safe. But he's good. He's the King, I tell you." ~The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

Over and over again throughout the Chronicles of Narnia, the children are reminded that Aslan is not safe. "He's not a tame lion, you know". Aslan comes and goes, doesn't like to be tied down, and does what he will. He is not to be pressured into anything. When he chooses to come is when he will come. He is not safe.
How much like our great Lion of Judah this is! God cannot be locked into a formula, he does not have to do what we think he must do. God is GOD. So often we try to say, "If I just pray this way, or if I just do this, God must give me what I want". God is not to be ordered about. We must learn to trust him. He delights to give good and perfect gifts to his children, if we will only let him. As Jim Elliot once said, "God gives the best gifts to those who leave the choice with Him".
God is always in control, and he knows what is best for his children. Loving God is not a safe thing. God is dangerous, and following him is even more so. In the process, you may lose your friends, your family, your belongings, and even your life. But just like in Narnia, at the end of this world, what treasures await use in the next!